Izuku opened his eyes and the disappointment of reality sank in, he rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at his posters, barely holding on to the hope of his dream. He sighed and began to get ready for the day, he stretched and took a step out his secluded room, he could hear his mother humming as she cooked breakfast, levitating ingredients to her with her quirk.
"Good morning, Izuku," Inko said warmly, "Morning, mom," Izuku said while taking a seat at the dining table. He sighed as he thought of Katsuki giving him an earful at school later on today, but he was used to it at this point, but it didn't mean he didn't hate it. "Izuku?" Izuku perked up from his thoughts as his mother got his attention, "You okay my baby? Should I be worried?"
"S-sorry mom! Just spaced out for a sec," the young teen smiled and rubbed his head bashfully, Inko smiled and served Izuku his food. As Izuku ate away, he noticed something troubling his sweet mother, he swallowed his food and set the bowl and chopsticks down. "Mom?" Inko looked up at her son, plastering a smile. "Yes, Izuku?" "Is something wrong?" Izuku asked.
Inko faked a chuckle, "Oh! Nothing is wrong, sweetie! I promise!" Izuku could tell it wasn't true, something was obviously bothering her, he could see it in her eyes, "I can tell that isn't true, what's wrong?" Inko's smile faded, as she realized that faking happiness wouldn't fool her young son. "If you must know, I've been feeling a bit horrible recently…"
The sad tone in her voice made Izuku's heart ache, and he frowned solemnly, "A long time ago, I feel like I made you think that I gave up on you, there was something I should have said in that moment." Izuku waited in anticipation for what his mother had to say, "Izuku, my baby, you can become a hero, even without a quirk."
The quirkless boy's eyes teared up, not from sadness, but from joy, getting to hear what he wanted his mother to say on that very day he was told he couldn't become a hero, now she told him the very words he wanted to slip out from her lips. "You'll never join the best of the best!" Katsuki said, "You stupid nerd!" He always said. Izuku covered his mouth and whimpered, he got up and ran to his mother, giving her a big hug. He cried and cried into her shoulder, it wasn't long before Inko joined her son's crying too.
"I'm sorry, Izuku… I should have said it to you a long time ago…" Izuku clenched his mom thightly, in a loving, warm embrace. "It's okay mom, I-I forgive you," they held onto each other for what seemed like forever. "I-I should head to school, I'll see you when I get home mom," "Okay my baby, and remember; you can be a hero too." She winked at her son and smiled, Izuku chuckled and felt a warm feeling in his heart. Feeling more confident than ever by his mother's kind words.
As Midoriya walked to class, he was stopped by a booming voice. "Hey Deku!" "Kacchan…" Izuku thought to himself, only he didn't feel fear, only irritation. As he turned to face Katsuki, he wore a face that said annoyed, "What now, Kacchan?" The blonde was a bit taken aback by Izuku's tone, "Getting snippy with me, huh? When did you become a tough guy all of a sudden, Deku?" Katsuki asked in a condescending tone.
This made Izuku groan in his head, but even he was surprised at his new found tone at Katsuki. "Why don't you just leave me alone? You almost destroyed my notes yesterday, haven't you done enough?" Before he could react, Katsuki pinned Izuku to the wall, flaming hate in his eyes. "Listen here, you quirkless wannabe; I don't appreciate your tone, why don't you run away crying like you always do?" Before he knew it, something inside Izuku snapped, a sense of injustice, and the need to fight back, Izuku put his hands on Katsuki's shoulders and pushed him back, causing him to fall against a locker.
"Enough! I've had e-enough of your bullying, Kacchan! Why can't you just act like a decent human being for once!?" Katsuki was shocked at Izuku's behavior, this was the last thing he expected from someone he considered to be a weakling, but not to long later, anger took over the blonde student's actions. Explosions boomed from the palm of his hands and he tackled towards young Midoriya, in an act of self defense, Izuku lifted his leg up, causing Katsuki to land stomach first on it. While the explosion quirked student coughed, Izuku took the opportunity and made a run for it.
Izuku could hear Katsuki screaming at him down the halls, "W-why did I do that!?" Izuku thought to himself, "W-was that even m-me!?" Izuku rushed into class, making his teacher jump a bit in surprise, "Midoriya, is everything all right?" "U-uh!" Izuku pondered if he should tell the truth, or lie through his teeth, even though the latter option seemed preferable, he had enough of Katsuki's behavior.
"K-Kacchan tried to attack me, I-I defended myself and ran when a kick incapacitated him!" Izuku's teacher nodded, "I'll have Bakugo sent to the principal's office for this, thank you for telling me, Midoriya." Izuku smiled gleefully and nodded many times, "Y-your welcome! Oh my god thank you so much!" Izuku's teacher chuckled at his student's reaction, soon the explosion quirked student was sent to the principal's office. "Maybe this'll make Kacchan change," Midoriya thought to himself, "Maybe he'll come around, and we'll be friends again!"
To be continued, in chapter 3...