Author: undefmidi

2018

Boku no Hero characters, original story and everything belongs to Kohei Horikoshi, the author of said series. I only own the Plot.

This is my third fanfic, I hope you like it!

And if you like it, please share it!

Chapter 8 – The Observer

She observed him.

His steps were cautious, yet determined. The respiration coming from his soft, yet defined mouth brought serenity to her heart. His hands were as tender as a mother holding her child, no matter how scarred they were… In fact, every time she looked at his hands, her heart sank deep into an ocean of guilt. She felt as if she was the cause to them, even if she didn't have many interactions with him right then, nor that she was the cause.

The sun-smile on his face brightened up her mood, like a lighthouse to a boat roaming in the dark, cold night. That one time he saved Todoroki at the cost of himself ( knowledge of that came from Todoroki himself, who slipped once,) made her evaluation of herself to change. Would I do the same in his situation? … No, I wouldn't. But he did…

Those were some of the facts and reasons that made the young girl fall in love with the forest-green haired boy.

Shrugging the reoccurring thoughts out of her head, she fiddled with the pen in her hand, making it spin like a helicopter. Occasionally stopping, she took quick glances at his general direction, and she always found him looking forward, paying attention to the chalkboard; she remembered that re-encounter with him. That ever-so-compassionate, tame and flustered face of his didn't change one bit, even after entering U.A…

Until then, that is… Over time she noticed his facial expressions changing; changing from an uncertain and insecure boy to that man. His face was more serious and determined, yet that warmth never disappeared. The young girl could only theorize at how that serious and determined face of his could be so heartfelt and friendly.

Not that she would complain; in fact, she thought he became even more handsome. Some could argue saying he was 'plain', 'bland' or even 'unremarkable'… They were right, technically… If you actually paid attention to him, you could notice the marks of a hardworking and good person. His expressions were always filled to the brim with honest emotions; It was like water in a bucket, but there was too much water in the bucket, and it ended overflowing.

The countless bone-breaking moves he used during the Sports Festival proved his selfless tendencies, and the scars on his hands only confirmed it further.

The girl paid attention to his actions, behavior, reactions, emotions, expressions… conversations were also, inevitably, there too. She already practiced and studied the subjects a bunch at her house, so she was prepared to pay attention to him during classes; the only time she was able to see him.

But that time was in danger. Nejire Hado, one of the Big Three; the most popular girl at school; a third year. Beautiful body, curves, and a bubbly personality… And she is eyeing him…

Inside the young girl's heart, a gloomy feeling emerged… Jealousy. Of course, she wouldn't go to great lengths, that being killing or anything like that, in order to get Izuku… She just felt genuinely bad; uncomfortable.

The friendly nature of the blue-haired beauty, and especially how close she was getting to Izuku recently, saddened her. All the girl could do was to dread the thought of losing him… She wouldn't! At least that's what she planned.

Riing!

With the bell piercing the sleepy students' ears, and the commotion of the leaving students, the observer found an opportunity. The Big Three had an appointment to attend to, and Izuku was right there, in front of her.

She placed her foot in front of the other and walked graciously towards the green-nette. The quick taps of her feet against the rigid, solid floor below her feet followed her every step. Reaching her goal, she stopped at the circumferential of the chair, right beside Izuku.

He noticed her presence, and with a normal face turned his head towards her; a smile crept onto his face as he turned completely into her direction.

"Hello, Midoriya!" The girl said with a honey-sweet voice. It filled his ears with a diligent and caring atmosphere, and he liked that. His mother had a similar atmosphere, though less formal and dignified.

"Hey, Yaoyorozu!"

Somewhere along the outskirts of the city, a green-haired young boy worked on the 'beach'. His muscles screamed for help, throbbing in searing pain. Sweat dripped from his damp hair onto the thick and raspy sand.

Surrounding him, a couple of broken fridges, destroyed televisions, car tires, microwaves and so forth were located at. The messy plethora of trash covered the once well-known beach. It was once used by couples to have a date at, or for a family to have a vacation… But that was years ago before a company decided to throw a relatively small quantity of trash.

Over time, people began to trash there too. Once, bubblegum wraps dominated a small area away from the water. One thing leads to another, and then it became a dump. An illegal dump.

And Izuku was there training, as All Might asked. It was the 7th month of work, and he was already feeling some sort of enhancement. His arms were more rigid, and his legs had more strength. The cognitive function of his brain was also improved and could be used in the countless situations in which Izuku, or anybody he knew, could be in jeopardy; a hero's job is no easy task after all.

While doing his usual workout, a girl stopped by, tears in her eyes and silently crying. The green-nette noticed her in the corner of his eye and instantly turned to her direction. His face was filled with worry, even for someone, he didn't know.

Halting his progress, the boy ran in her direction and looked at her; she was a cute raven-haired girl. Her hair wasn't tied and partially covered her face. He could deduce that her age was close to his own, but that didn't matter.

Getting close, he slowed down and called her:

"Hello, um… black-haired girl!" He called her attention, only to earn a scared look. He couldn't notice her features, but he did notice her emotions. "I'm not here to hurt you, in fact… I am Izuku Midoriya!" He introduced himself, holding his hand in front of her,

She gazed at his own pair of emerald eyes and evaluated him. After a couple of seconds of looking at him, she hesitatingly shook his hand. "Raven…" I can't just say my name and surname on the streets! My family is rich for crying out loud…

"… Nice to meet you… Oh yeah!" He remembered, ignoring the lack of presentation. "Do you need any help?"

"U… Um…"

"Sorry if its personal! I was just… Y'know… trying to help…" He lowered his voice at each word, scared. He knew that talking to a stranger like that could be confusing and scary…

Before anything else, she evaluated his actions, earning herself a slight, barely enough to be called a blush.

"A-Actually…" She called his attention. "I am… not useful…"

Izuku could only cock his head in puzzlement.

"I mean, m-my quirk…" She explained, hands waving in front of her.

The boy genuinely felt bad for that statement… During his entire life, he was always cast out, ignored, bullied… Because he didn't have a quirk. Like the bucket overflowing, out of his eyes escaped sorrow; the girl noticed it, however.

"A-Are you—"

"Sorry… Um… Could you show me your quirk?" He asked her, avoiding the question.

'Raven' noticed it was a touchy subject, and didn't pry any further into it.

As an answer to his questions, she shook her head no. Izuku sighed, knowing it would be hard to help; he wouldn't give up though.

"Could you try to… explain it?" He chose his words more carefully, not expecting anything since he was a stranger to her.

The girl placed her hand under her chin and looked down, trying to search for a good way to tell him what her problem was… But why was she talking normally to a stranger like that? Her own problems were about to be revealed to a stranger!

Gazing back at him, she noticed his expression… A gentle smile. His eyes shielded no lies, honesty overflowing from him. She felt safe talking to him, just as if he was a long-term best friend; a close relative, or even a boyf—

What was she thinking! Something like that on a first meeting? She was just crazy if she thought about something like that… Maybe all humans are crazy after all…

Dissipating her thoughts, she looked at him and explained her situation… Her weakness in resolve and lack of trust in herself.

Surprisingly, he didn't turn a blind eye to her and said something like, 'That is up to you to find!', or 'That isn't something I can help you with,'… No.

He actually smiled at her and told some experiences to the girl. He gave her advice, tips and things that actually could help… He was a person with lack of resolve and ambition for some time too, so he could help her with that.

After the whole conversation, 'Raven' held a solemn smile and bowed to him.

"Thank you!" Was all she said… Nothing more, nothing less.

But those words carried a deep meaning of gratitude to the green-nette. His mood brightened up, and he got to the beach in order to continue his training…

"Wait a second, I talked to a girl?!"

…

Momo 'Raven' Yaoyorozu shrugged her memories aside.

After that, they struck a friendly conversation, hitting topics such as 'What is the most powerful quirk in class?', 'Who from the Big Three was the strongest', etc…

And for a moment, even if brief, Momo felt closer to Izuku…

And now, my challenge is to make Nejire better than this… Oh well, I will do it!

Challenge Accepted!

Thank you for your patience, and sorry for the months+ without updates… Busy with the other projects + school, etc…

But oh well, I have planned a couple more chapters, and if I can organize well my time, I'll be able to update more, but only today, I had Physics + Math tests… I'm beat…

Oh well,

That's all, Undef's out,

Stay cold!