Over the course of a few days the news of our break in was plastered all over the news, although a lot of it was filled with inaccuracies. Some newspapers reported that the break in was done by a group of highly trained thieves, while another insisted that it was the work of a sole individual with a very powerful quirk.
Guess none of them could actually believe that two teenagers with no actual plan could even manage to break into U.A. I had also found out the name of the U.A. teacher, Shota Aizawa, also known as the pro hero Eraserhead.
I couldn't really believe it when I first found out, the thought of me going toe-to-toe with someone as strong as Aizawa made the blood drain from my face out of fear. He could have actually killed us if he had actually put in more of an effort to stop us.
Shaking off the feeling of certain death, I remembered today was the day my mother was finally discharged from the hospital today. She insisted on coming back home after hearing that I had made a trip to the hospital myself, to fix my arm from the break in. So in the meantime, I had to get the home spick and span clean!
Unfortunately, before my day could actually begin, someone began to knock on the front door. "I wasn't expecting anyone today?" I thought out loud as I approached the door cautiously, fearing the worst. "Could it be that the police found me out? Maybe Aizawa found out who I was, I mean I didn't really make an effort to hide my identity. Or maybe some of Spinal Tap's friends came to try to get revenge for their fallen leader?" A million thoughts raced through my head until a familiar voice broke my train of thought on the other side of the door.
"Izuku, stop muttering to yourself, I can hear you on the other side of the door! Now could you please help me with these boxes, they're getting to be pretty heavy!"
The voice sounded very weak, and almost lifeless, but I definitely recognized it. I ran to open the door and found Mei standing there with a box in her arms, she had massive bags under her eyes like she hadn't slept in days and her face and most of her body was covered in grease and oil. To put in simply, she was a complete wreck.
"Hatsume! What happened?" Did...did you burn down your apartment by accident?" I asked frantically, knowing that she had a well known reputation for blowing things up.
"What N-no…. I got kicked out…", she nervously responded.
I looked at her dumbfounded and could only muster out a, "What?"
"Yea… guess my landlord wasn't a huge fan of me blowing stuff up in my house either?" She scratched the back of her head, unsure of what else to say.
"Okay that answers that question, but why do you look like a mess? You seriously look like you haven't even slept in days."
"Huh? Oh, thats cause I haven't." The inventor stated bluntly, like it was a perfectly normal thing to do.
"Well would you like to come inside then?" I offered
"Gladly. Oh and could you help me with the rest of my stuff?" she said, casually strolling into my house.
"Huh? Other stuff?" I peeked my head outside to see a huge stack of boxes in the hallway. "Holy cow, that's a lot of stuff!" I exclaimed as I begun to lift one of boxes, which itself proved to be a struggle, as each box felt like it weighed a ton. "What the heck do you keep in these things?"
"It's all stuff that I use to make my babies. Ya know, hammers, wrenches, blowtorches, failed babies, the usual."
"W-what your trying to say is that, all this could bl-blow up in my hands?"
"I mean yea.. if you're not careful", she said shuffling her way towards me to conserve energy as she still was carrying one of the boxes in her arms.
"Oh and oops-" Mei's goggles slid on her face, causing her to adjust them using both hands, dropping the box instantly on top onto my feet. The pain was immense, it felt like a shock wave rolling all over my body. I looked down to see my foot smashed by the megaton box.
"Oh, sorry Izuku!" Mei attempted to bend over to pick up the box only to headbutt my face due to her goggles. "Hehe I'm just a big clutz today, huh?"
At this point, I just point wanted the pain to stop and I was willing to do anything to make it happen."Ha-Hatsume, why don't you just go clean up while I put these boxes away in the meantime", I offered her, my voice still shaking with pain.
"Are you sure Izuku? I mean I am a little messy, but I don't think it's fair to let you do all the work."
"It's fine Hatsume, I got this, go ahead you're exhausted", and with that she left to go wash up while I carefully put the boxes away in an organized fashion. It took awhile, in fact a whole hour passed before I was finally able to clear the hallway of all of Mei's stuff. Standing back I admired my work, they were all stacked so neatly.
"Wow, way to go Izuku. I didn't think you'd be able to get all of them moved so quickly."
I turned around to face Mei only for all of my blood to rush to my head, there she was standing in the hallway wearing one of my All-Might T-shirts and what looks like one of my cargo shorts as well. "WH-WH-WH-WHAT ARE YOU D-D-D-DOING?! ARE THOSE MY C-C-CLOTHES!?" My tongue felt like it transformed into a sponge.
"Oh sorry, I didn't really have a change of clothes ready, so I hope you don't mind." Mei seemed to be trying to find the right words to say, I guess she also was nervous about the current situation. I hastily turned around to avoid looking at Mei directly, so my face could cool down.
"It's al-alright Hatsume, I guess it's to be expected, right now we gotta figure out what to do with our current situation. I mean as much as I like your company, I don't think my Mother would be okay with you building stuff in here." I turned around to look at Mei who was still standing there. "What about your folks?"
Mei began to fidget slightly from the question before answering, "We aren't really on the best of terms right now…. Guess they didn't like the whole 'me blowing up things every few hours' kind of thing."
That was kind of surprising to hear that her folks just decided to let her go off on her own like that. I couldn't even imagine my own mother doing something similar. "Well don't worry, I'm sure we can find figure something out", I said trying to get her back to her usual cheerful self.
She was only able to nod her head in agreement, trying to make her way over to me only for her to stumble and almost collapse, although I was able to catch her in time.
"Hatsume are you okay?"
"Sorry. I guess that's what happens when you don't sleep for 4 days straight." Mei let out a meek little laugh, trying to retain some sort of smile before a loud growling noise took over. The golden eyed inventor's face looked like she could die from embarrassment. "And I guess not eating also doesn't help."
'How are you still alive?' was my first thought.
"Uh oh-oh okay why don't you go ahead and rest for a bit while I go get something to eat?" My knees were shaking as I was trying my best not to drop her.
Mei looked up to me with a face flushed red trying to find the words to ask me, "C-c-could you carry me to your bed, I can barely move."
Without a second thought or hesitation I did what she asked. I wasn't sure why I did it, maybe it was because she was working really hard for me, or maybe it was because I felt bad knowing how she lives. Once I made sure she was comfortable, I made my way outside to the nearest convenience store to get her something to eat.
I guess out of my need to make sure that Mei was okay, I've ignored the fact that I had a girl in MY house, wearing one of MY shirts, in MY bed. Needless to say that sudden realization had finally hit me as I ran down the stairs…..at least I could explained easily to the store clerk why I had a bloody nose… In my absent minutes after I had left, a bus had come by and the only passenger to get off was my very own mother
"Izuku is going to be so surprised to see his mother home so early", she said to herself as she strode into the building and up the stairs. My mother had a smile that was as bright as the sun, eagerly awaiting my reaction, as each step she took was closer and closer to giving her son a heartwarming surprise.
Finally approaching her home she unlocked to door, swung it wide open, and with joy in her heart announced, "Izuku-kun I'm hoooome!"
Sadly she didn't get the reaction she was hoping for since, as I wasn't home to respond back. 'Huh? Where is he?' she must have thought. Glancing over apartment she noticed that it was cleaner than she had left it that fateful evening, almost as if none of it had ever happened. The only oddity in sight was a large cardboard box placed in the middle of their dining table. Switching shoes she approached the seemingly normal box.
"What's in this?"
Opening the box unfortunately opened more questions, as its context revealed a small assortment of machines parts. She decided to not think much of it, thinking it could be something her son was picking up as a hobby. Acting on her motherly instincts she decided to put the box away….. in my room. Humming gleefully to herself, she tried to think of other ways to surprise me with her unexpected return. Unprepared to for what was next, she had entered my room and her soul had exited her body to find not me on the bed, but Hatsume.
"WH-WH-WHA?" Completely at a loss for words she dropped the box out of pure shock, causing Mei to wake up from the noise, still drowsy from exhaustion.
"Huh Izuku? Are you back so soon, did you get the food?" Mei rubbed her eyes trying to see who had just approached her.
"Huh? Your not Izuku? Who are you?"
"Who am I? I should be asking you that! Who are you and what are you doing in my sons bed? C-c-c-c-could you possibly be his girlfriend? When did Izuku get a girlfriend? Whydidn'thedecidetotellme? Isheembarrassedofhisownmother?" At this point my mother completely ignored Mei as she tried her best trying to break down the current situation as she broke down herself, caught up in muttering to herself.
"Mother, huh? Well I guess that explains the muttering?" Mei said to herself trying her best to not laugh at my moms expense.
My mom shot a glare at Mei as she composed herself grabbing both of her hands. "Sorry about that guess, I just wasn't prepared for all this to come at me at once. Please, why don't I make us some tea and onigiri, while you tell me how you and Izuku met?" Mei was surprised at her sudden change in tone, but couldn't help but smile as she agreed to her offer.
"That sounds lovely ma'am."
An hour had passed before I was finally was able to make my way home, running at top speed, but careful enough not to drop the katsudon I had brought for Mei and I. I was too focused on my task at hard that I hadn't noticed that I was being followed. I finally made my way home, but before opening the door, I felt that there was some presence standing right behind me.
"So how's that arm of yours, hero?" I turned around, recognizing that gravelly voice. It was Aizawa standing there in the walkway, my hands and legs were trembling.
"How did you end up finding me?"
"I'm a pro hero kid, it's my job, plus you sure didn't make it hard to track you down. Now let's go inside to talk, I'm sure you have people waiting for you." Aizawa approached me slowly as I remained still, frozen with fear.
"Wait no, why are you here? Are you here to try to arrest me?"
"Surprising no..." He said as he looked down at me. I stared back into his bloodshot eyes trying to figure out what he was planning.
"Th-Then what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to know if you were serious about what you said..about wanting to become a hero."
I was still confused thinking about why he would bother asking me this, but I didn't have much of a choice but to answer him. ."Y-yes I was, there's nothing that I would like more that to become a hero. It's what I've wanted ever since I saw All-Might save a huge group of people."
Aizawa looked away from me to stare into nothingness. "Of course you did, you're more of an idiot than I thought." He looked back me with a cold look in his eyes. "A kid like you with no skills, no quirk, and definitely no brains wants to be a hero like All-Might… It's impossible."
Those words stung. It felt like I was having that conversation with All-Might again, but this time I wasn't going to let them sink me down back into that darkness again.
"But maybe… with a spirit like yours, maybe you can..."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Really I'm not entirely sure why I have such an interest in you, maybe those loud explosions really did a number on me. In reality a person like you has no hope of becoming a hero but there's something… special about you that makes it feel like none of that matters. So what I'm asking here is…. Let me train you", Aizawa said looking back to me, he still had that same cold look but there was something different about this one.. if that was possible.
"But why?"
"Look kid, do you want the offer or not?" Aizawa mumbled out, beginning to look a little annoyed.
"Ye-yes please, there would be nothing I would like more!" I told him, bowing to him as deep as I could while trying my absolute best not to cry…. it didn't work.
"Geez kid, relax. Knock off all the water works before I regret my decision."
"S-sorry!" I yelping, quickly trying to wipe the tears out of my eyes. Aizawa started to walk away after hearing my answer.
"Wait. Thank you, Aizawa for having faith in me. I promise that I won't let you down… and I meant what I said, after all this is done… I'll turn myself in.." I told him, still bowing to him, he never responded only kept looking at me before walking away. After he had left I felt some new sense of hope filling my soul. I open the door to my home ready to give Mei her first meal in days.
"He-Hello, I'm back Hatsume", I called out expecting her to come out of the hallway from my room, but to my surprise she was sitting on the couch with someone.
"Izuku-kun welcome home!" Mei said excitingly.
'Holy crap, a girl is welcoming me home', I thought happily to myself.
"Ha-Hatsume, I didn't know what you like so I just got you some Katsudon", I told her, shaking the convenience store bowl out of pure nervousness. I looked over at who Mei was talking to, trying to figure out who it was till they sprinted up to me. It was my mother and she was filled with tears just by the pure sight of me.
"Izuku!"
"MOM?!"
She ran to give me a hug and I couldn't help but also shed a tear at having my mother come home, what a welcoming surprise. "I thought that you want me to pick you later?"
"Well I wanted to surprise you, plus if I didn't come home early I never would have had such a good time with young Hatsume, she's such a nice lady!" She exclaimed, fondly looking over at Mei before shooting me a look with fire in her eyes. "Which brings me to my next question. Why didn't you tell your mother that you got a girlfriend, are you embarrassed of me? I promise I wouldn't have done anything to mess things up-" she would have kept going on and on as tears had begun to form in her eyes.
I tried to explain the situation as best I could and after a short while my mother made us dinner, thinking that Mei deserved more than a simple store bought Katsudon. During dinner she started sharing stories to Mei about me when I was a younger, and how cute she thought I was growing up.
"Oh Izuku looks so cute in his little All-Might Costume!" Mei cooed.
Right about now I began wishing Aizawa had arrested me, it sure beats dying from embarrassment. At this point I excused myself and retreated to the balcony to get some fresh air, and away from my shame.
The sunset has caused the sky to transform into a calming array of colors and the nice, warm, spring breeze was so relaxing. I couldn't believe all that had happened to me over the past several days. Not too long ago my whole world had come crashing down and now? Now everything seems like a dream come true. It was all hard to take in, I almost felt like it wasn't real. I heard the door open up behind me and turned to see Mei walking over to join me on the balcony, a box in hand and seemingly back to her normal self.
"Hey Izuku, I wanted to thank you for such a nice day, your mother is such a nice person, I can see where you get it from", she said.
"Th-thank you Hatsume, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. Oh, what's that you got there?" I pointed at the box in her hands. " Oh this, well I was hoping to show you when I got it all done but everything went haywire today and as a thank you for a nice meal, I decided to give you a sneak peek." She opened the box, showing a white glove that looked like it could cover most of my arm along with an unusual looking breathing mask that looked like it covered my mouth and nose.
"What is this stuff Hatsume?" I questioned
"It's part of the suit I'm building for you Izuku. Here put on the mask." She handed me the mask, and as instructed I wrapped the thing around my head. Once it was in place the mask proceeded to tighten around my face until it became impossible to remove.
"How is it Izuku, does it fit alright?" She asked waiting for me to praise her 'babies'.
I nodded. "This is amazing, Hatsume", my voice came out deeper than usual, which caught me a little off guard.
Mei took the opportunity to proceed to explain everything she could remember about the mask to me. "I thought it was good idea to include a voice changer in it, ya know, to make you sound tougher to the enemy. I mean, I like how you normally sound, but let's be honest you're not really the most threatening guy."
I didn't know if that was a compliment or an insult.
"BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!" She was really enjoying this, she came right up to me, putting her hands on my face and putting my heart beat on full tilt. She then pushed a button on the side of the mask and a vizor popped up, covering the rest of my face. Everything was dark for a second before the visor activated, making everything temporarily viewed in night vision mode, before reverting to normal vision mode.
But the only thing I saw was Mei's golden eyes that shined so beautifully in the sunlight, I was lucky that she couldn't see me blush. She started naming off the different features the mask also provided until the sun finally went down. We then went inside before Mei asked.
"Ya know Izuku, I still don't have a name for your suit, so I was wondering if you would like the honor?"
I thought long and hard about it, until I had the only name that made sense to me.
"Deku…. I'll call it Deku.
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