*Midoriya's P.O.V*
The pain in my back has subsided... thank f**k. Now it's time for class. I got up later than usual for my morning jog and work out it was 6:15. Halfway through my second kilometer... I heard a noise. Now any normal sane person would ignore the noise, but not me. I headed towards the noise, and came across a box in front of a pretty nice house. There was a sign on the box.
"Too many puppies. If you would like to have one, feel free to knock on the door." I read aloud. I checked inside the box... it was empty.
Now, once again, any normal person would just bolt it... but I'm not a normal person. Besides I could just Full Cowling out of there. I climbed up the stairs and knocked on the door. It took a little while, but an elderly woman answered the door.
"Oh good morning young man." She greeted, "How may I help you?"
"I-I read your sign..."
"Oh you're here for a puppy! Oh come in come in." She said as she opened the door.
I was a bit hesitant, but I went in anyway. Even if she was a villain in disguise, I could take care of myself. Inside there was a makeshift pen which had a bunch of puppies, most of them sleeping, others are to slow moving.
"As much as I would love to keep them... I'm getting old, and taking care of them is a bit of a hassle, so please give on a good home." She said.
Makes sense, but if I must be honest... none o-
Then... a small black pitbull puppy, who was gnawing at the pen with such puppy ferocity. Okay... this one's adorable.
"Does this one have a name?" I asked pointing to the pitbull puppy.
"No I haven't named her yet." The old woman explained.
"Well I'll take her." I said picking her up.
"Excellent choice, she's an energetic one." She said handing me a bag, " She is 16 weeks old, so she's old enough for puppy food." She said handing me a bag, I assume has a bit of puppy food.
"Thank you, have a good day." I said as I slinked the bag over my shoulder, while keeping... her in imy arms. "I need to give you a name..." I muttered, "Hmm... how about, Blair?" I asked.
She looked at me for a few seconds. "Arf!" She barked... I assume that's a yes.
"Great, come on Blair." I said glancing at my phone... it's 7:00. "Let's go home."
Then I realized... everyone is awake and getting ready. Meaning I have no idea if Mr. Aizawa would even allow pets in the dorms... I need to hide her.
"Hey Midoriya what a-" Uraraka yelled... but I was too busy rushing into my room to acknowledge her.
"Okay Blair... I'm going to take a quick shower then rush back in here." I said... I can't believe I'm taking to a puppy, "Don't destroy anything k?" I asked.
"Arf."
I'll take that as a yes. I grabbed my clothes, shampoo, body wash, and wash cloth. After a quick and sloppy shower, I quickly changed and ran back into my room. Once I entered Blair was laying on my bed.
"Good girl." I said petting her head.
"Arf!" She said, sounding happy.
Alright... now how am I going to get him into class without the entire school knowing...
Then there was a knock, "Midoriya... are you alright?" It was Iida... great, just who I wanted to knock on my door while I'm harboring a kitten.
"Uh, yeah, I just smelled bad so I didn't want all of you to be uncomfortable." I said... please buy it!
"Oh, I see, very thoughtful, anyway, all of us are heading to class now, will you accompany us?" Iida asked.
"Uh... I'll catch up soon, I'm just looking for my text book."
"I see, well I wish you luck in finding it." He said... then he left.
Alright... getting her out of here is now possible... it's getting her through class that's the problem. Once I heard the door close, I grabbed my bag and looked at Blair. I can't carry her in my arms because that'd be obvious... I can't put her in my book bag, she will die from my heavy as f**k text books... wait, I could use two bags!
I emptied my main school bag of it's textbooks, to put Blair in it. "Alright... stay in here, and don't make a sound." I whispered.
"Arf." She said before ducking into the bag, I'm surprised she understood that. Anyway, I placed my textbooks and notebooks in another bag... surely this isn't suspicious, right?
Now I stepped out of my room, and did a quick survey... it's empty, great! I opened the door, then I closed and locked it. As we were walking, feeling the mid summer heat, I thought about what I need for Blair. i have food for her, at least for a little while. Mats or at least, newspaper is one thing, the last thing I need is for her to make a mess in my room, a bed... well, she can sleep on my bed. Also I need to build a doggie door for her... then I felt my bag shake. I looked around to make sure the coast is clear... then I pulled her out. "What's wrong?" I asked.
I set her down, then she ran into the bush. Concerned... I walked over to the bushes... only to see a pile of poop on the grass. She then walked back out wagging her little tail.
"You good?" I asked.
"Arf!" She said.
"Good, because I don't think there will be an opportunity to go for a little while." I said as I gently placed her in my bag. We continued walking... the coast is clear.
"Oh Midoriya." A chipper voice greeted. Oh great, just when everything seemed to be going well, Principal Nezu.
"Good Morning Principal." I said tilting my head up, "How are you today?" I asked.
"Good, good." He said as he glanced at his watch, "Anyway you should get to get going, the opening ceremony is starting soon."
"Right, sorry to take up your time sir, see you." I said as I walked away fast enough for him to notice the two bags I had. I don't think he noticed... great. Soon I made it to the orientation, which was located at the same place where we had the Quirk Assessment Test at the beginning of the year. After some loud yelling from Hound dog... Then my worst fears have been realized.
"Arf Arr!"
The whole area went dead silent... as everyone including Hound Dog, looked at me.
"U-Uh..." I muttered before Hound Dog got off the podium and walked towards me. "Blair please be quiet..." I whispered before he stood in front of me.
"You think that was funny?" He asked, his muzzle was a centimeter from my face.
"I-It wasn't me." I muttered, I wasn't scared of Hound Dog... I was scared of what Principal Nezu would do if he found out I had a puppy.
"Then wh-"
"Arf! Arf!" Blair barked... well s**t.
"Is it in-"
"Hound Dog... it would be greatly appreciated if you would finish this up, the students need to continue their studies." Principal Nezu said.
Hound Dog looked back... then back at me, "I'm watching you, Izuku Midoriya..." He growled before walking away.
Phew... Once the orientation was over, I sped away before anyone else would ask anything. Once I made it to class... I was called out.
"Midoriya." Oh great it's Principal Nezu.
"Hello again, Principal Nezu." I greeted.
"Indeed, if you wouldn't mind, I would like to talk to you about a pressing matter." He said.
"Sure." I said as I followed him into the staff room... and just my luck, every teacher that matters to me was in there, Present Mic, Midnight, Cementoss, Ectoplasm, Hound Dog, and All Might.
"Now... if you would be so kind as to-"
"What was with those barks boy?" Hound Dog asked, looming over me, like a predator cornering their wounded prey.
"U-Uh... I..."
"Speak up, what would make you so-" Hound Dog said as the sound of my backpack unflapping shot fear in my heart, and silenced Hound Dog.
With wide eyes I looked back and forth from Blair sticking her head out of my bag, back to the staff. I leaned back towards her, "Get back in the bag..." I whispered.
"Arf!" She barked, doing as such.
"You have a dog?" Hound Dog asked.
"I-I... uh... yeah?" I asked.
"That's..."
"SO CUTE!" Midnight exclaimed as she rushed to pick up Blair from my bag, her tail was wagging... so it's fine. "What's her name?" She asked.
"B-Blair." I answered.
"Nice name, if only you had that much genius when it came to your hero name." She quipped, while nuzzling Blair.
"Ahem... anyway, normally we have a no pet policy. But since you've done such a good job lately, we've gave you a mulligan." Principal Nezu said.
"T-Thank you." I said bowing.
"But it-" Present Mic said.
"She." I corrected.
"She's your responsibility." Present Mic finished.
"I've acknowledged that." I said, as I grabbed Blair from the over affectionate Midnight, "Now is that all? The last thing I want is to have an angry Mr. Aizawa." I said.
"Yes... that is all, but there is one thing you need to know about Mr. Aizawa."
"Yes?" I asked.
"Mr. Aizawa... isn't fond of dogs." Present Mic said.
"Why is he a cat person?" I asked... as the room went silent, "... S**t."
The sudden meeting was adjourned... now I was left with my final challenge... Mr. Aizawa. I entered the room with Blair in my arms... now's a good time more than any.
"Mr. Aizawa..." I muttered as I opened the door.
"So, it's true." He muttered, then shrugged, "Principal Nezu sent me the message, I could care less, just don't let it-"
"Her." I corrected.
"Fine... don't let HER run rampant." He said.
I nodded and walked back to my seat, there where whisperes and murmurs, but I ignored them... I'll answer their questions later.
Class went on, as Blair nommed on my prosthetic finger... I need to get her a chew toy or a teething ring so-
"Midoriya..." Mr Aizawa said suddenly.
"Y-Yeah?" I asked.
"Catch." He said as he tossed me a small plastic ring... speak of the devil, "To keep her from chewing your fingers off." He said. Sweet. I pulled my finger away and in it's place, I put the teething ring in her mouth, to which she chewed away.
We were told about the internships that Principal Nezu brought up. However, Mr. Aizawa brought in three people to help explain it. They were doved the 'Big 3' or U.A's best.
"Alright, could you all give us a brief self-introduction then? Starting with you Amajiki." Mr. Aizawa said.
Amajiki looked nervous, he apparently tried to picture us as 'potatoes' but couldn't, and now he turned away from us in fear. Then the girl inbetween then, Nejire Hadou introduced Amajiki, and then herself... then she looked at me.
"Oh it's the criminal!" She exclaimed... great he- "How are you?!" She asked leaning in closer to me, "I've been meaning to ask you..." She muttered.
"Oh no..." Amajiki muttered.
"How did you become a criminal?! What did you do?! Did you kill anyone?! How did you get in here?! What is your Quirk?! Tell me tell me!" She asked rapidly, leaning in closer with every question.
Then I put my hand up, causing her to back up.
"Okay... *Inhale* So I was a criminal. I was captured when I bruned down a hero agency... he had it coming. I didn't kill anyone luckily. I got in here through a bulls*t decision. My Quirks, plural, is fire breath, and a Quirk I call Stockpile which allows me to multiply my strength and speed." I explained.
"Arf." Blair barked from my bag which instantly got Hadou's attention.
"A puppy!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah." I said as I picked her up out of my bag, "Her name's Blair, she's a Pitbull, wanna pet her? She loves attention."
"Do I!" She exclaimed as she pet Blair softly, which elicited tail wagging from her, "So soft... so cute..."
As she was petting the blond haired third year started talking.
"Please do not worry, Eraserhead! I am the key preformer today!" He exclaimed before slamming his elbow onto Shoji's desk, "The journey ahead?!"
"So where did you get her?" Hadou asked still petting Blair.
"I got her from an elderly woman, she was getting too old to take care of all her puppies, so she gave one to me because I asked for one." I explained.
"Wow..." She muttered.
"Will you two quiet down!" He exclaimed, "Anyway, all of you were supposed to say 'Will be full of difficulties'! All of you utterly fail at getting the point of the conversation.
"He sounds upset..." I whispered, as I heard the other students were mumbling about the Big Three and their personalities.
"Well I could see from your faces that you've got no clue what's going on. The explanation of the internship which are not even a requirement... has been left to these third year students who just appeared all of a sudden. I get it, it doesn't make sense, right?" He asked.
"No... he only gets like this..." Hadou muttered.
"You acquired your provisional licenses as first years... is that right? Hrm... this year's first years are really... eneretic, aren't they...?"
"Mirio...?" Amajiki muttered.
"How would all of you like to team up, against me!" He yelled.
"...When he's itching for a fight." Hadou muttered.
"Hell yeah!" I exclaimed, getting everyone's "Odd personalities or not, you three must have been called the best ofr a reason... I'm curious." I said.
"That's the kind of excitement I want." He said, before turning to Mr. Aizawa, "It would make sense for them to witness and feel our 'experience' with their own bodies, wouldn't you say, Eraserhead?"
Mr. Aizawa just shrugged, "Do as you like."
We headed to Gym Gamma, we all changed into our gym clothes. Mirio was stretching, while everyone else was asking if he was sure about this. I on the other hand... had other things to worry about. Before I went to the locker room, I veered off and stole two bowls from the kitchen, I set the bowls down, filled one with clean water and popped open one of the cans of puppy food the old lady gave me, I researched the brand, it's high quality puppy food for Blair. She tasted it... then started eating.
"Alright, can you watch Blair?" I asked Hadou and Mr. Aizawa.
"Got it." She said as Mr. Aizawa nodded.
"Great thanks." I said as I ran back to the group.
"Now, who wants to go first?" Mirio asked.
"I-"
"I will..." I said, cutting of Kirishima.
"The criminal gone good eh? Interesting, I've watched you at the sports festival, you have two Quirks right?" He asked.
"Yup." I said as I activated my Full Cowling. "Let's see how you can handle them!" I yelled as I launched towards him, pulling back for a punch... everyone else rushed at him as well. Then his clothes... slipped off?
"AAAHHH!" A scream that sounded oddly like Jirou's yelled, "Y-Your clothes... they just fell off!"
"Ahh, please excuse me. It's difficult to fine-tune all the adjustments, you see!" He said.
My punch phased through him... I should have known it was a bait.
"Aimed at the face ehh?" He asked as Sero's tape and Ashido's acid phased through him as well. Then he's gone?
Whe- Wait... he's there?
He took out Jirou and the other long range Quirk users. He phases through attacks, then somehow ended up over there... it has to be. He phased through the ground to get over there.
"I get it now, Togata." I said as I used my arms to take to the skies. "You can pass through the ground, right?" I asked.
"Hehehe." He laughed as he clapped, "Impressive insight." He commented.
"Well, let's see how you deal with an aerial opponent." I said.
"Interesting... alright." He said, and with blinding speed, took out everyone else but me, "I'll play your game." He said, as I landed on a stone pillar.
"There seems to be a running theme, where I'm always alone against a strong opponent." I said as I jumped and launched towards him, "I wouldn't have it... any other way!" I yelled, as I closed in and pulled back for a kick, he braced himself... then I pulled back hitting him with my flames. They phased through him... but hit the ground. Wait, that's it!
I landed back down, which made him confused, "What happened? Gave up?" He asked.
"Hell no, I just thought the battle would take forever if I stayed in the air." I said as I gestured him to come at me, "So come at me..." I said.
He smirked, he knows I have a plan, "Alright... let's see your 'genius' strategy." He said as he dove back into the ground, I wasted no time in pulling down my bandana and heating up the ground around me, thankfully I was away from my classmates who were taken out. It took a little while, but he shot out of the ground.
"HOT! HOT!" He yelled hopping around... he was naked. No focus!
"Gotcha!" I yelled as I rushed towards him, "Star Punch!" I yelled as I launched him up to the ceiling... now's my chance. I spun around and created a fire cyclone, "Diable Jambe..." I muttered as I shot towards him, "Meteor Sma-" Then he disappeared into the ceiling, I pulled back and was hovering in the middle of the room.
"Nice try!" I turned to face the origin of the voice... only to be kicked down to the area surrounded with pillars.
"Special Move!" Togata yelled as he launched from one pillar, punching me square in the face before submerging into another pillar. It was a constant onslaught of him hitting me and diving back into pillars, this is an attack I couldn't defend! Then he sent me flying with one last hit, "Phantom Menace!" He yelled before I slid into the others.
I laid there, the pain of that attack finally catching up, then Togata's smiling face hovered over mine.
"You did well, criminal." He said before giving me a hand up, "Taking flight and heating the ground so I would have no choice but to resubmerge... not a bad idea."
I was sore... but I took it, he hoisted me up to my feet swiftly and painfully. Soon after everyone else stood back up, gripping their stomachs. Togata proceeded to explain his Quirk Permeation, it allows him to pass through any surface, however it leaves him blind, unable to breath, and unable to see. The reason he's able to utilize that Quirk the way he does is by sheer hard work, practice, and predictions. Once his preamble was out of the way, classes continued on like normal... except for everyone being sore from taking a punch to the gut from Togata. Soon classes were over, and once we made it to the dorm, I was swarmed by everyone.
"Where did you get the puppy?!" Hagakure asked.
"Yeah! I want one!" Ashido yelled.
I was backed into a corner, "Look, can you guys back off... Blair's gotta go." I said as I set her down outside. She ran into the nearby bushes, "And to answer your question... I'm not saying s**t." I said.
"Why not?" Hagakure whined.
"Because, the school has a no pets policy." I said as Blair walked back to me, "I was just given a mulligan because of my good behavior." I said while petting Blair, "Now... if you don't mind." I said as I picked up Blair, "I'm gonna give her a bath." I said walking towards the shower room. Thankfully Hound Dog was kind enough to give me some of his shampoo. After a struggle of trying to clean an energetic puppy, I finally managed to clean her. I wrapped her in a fluffy towel and brought her back to the common room. After drying her off, everyone began to play with her. Thank goodness everyone loves her...
The next day... I was dragged into a meeting with All Might by Togata. Apparently he wants to introduce me to 'Nighteye'. Apparently he was a sidekick of All Might's. I remember hearing about him from Gran Torino after I asked him for an internship... spoilers he rejected me. So when I was asked if I would like to intern with him, I said yes, it'd be a good opportunity to learn some things. Then Togata asked me a simple question.
"What hero do you want to be?" He asked.
"..." I simple question didn't lead me to a simple answer... then I remembered who I was fighting for, my friends, All Might, mom. "I want to be the greatest hero."
"That's a crazy goal..." Togata said, before giving me a thumbs up, "I've got no reason to refuse, so it's okay!"
Then the weekend came around, and I went to Nighteye's agency with Togata.
"What the hell do you mean? Make him laugh?!" I yelled.
"He respects humor above all else, make him laugh and you're sure in." Togata explained.
"Oh great... except that I'm kinda an ex criminal! I've seen s**t! I've lost my humor to make room for strong will!" I yelled.
"Huh... I didn't know you have a limit capacity for traits." He commented.
"Yes, you just push start to- You're missing the point! I'm not funny at all!" I yelled.
"Oh you'll be fine!" He bellowed shoving the doors open.
He's right... what's the worst thing that could happen?
Once inside... I was greeted with, a scantily clad woman... tied up to a machine... and being tickled? Yeah not what I was expecting. At all.
"Looks like Bubble Girl, one of his sidekicks, didn't show him enough humor!" Togata exclaimed.
He turned to glare at me, "Mirio... why did you bring a criminal here?" Nighteye asked.
"W-Well... I thought he showed potential, so I brought him here for an internship." Togata explained.
"... Release Bubble Girl, then get out." Nighteye ordered.
Togata did as told, he released Bubble Girl and exited the room. Leaving him alone with me.
"I'm going to be blunt." He said, "Mirio should have been the one to get One for All." He said.
He knows... I should have realized, "Well with all due respect... I didn't ask for it." I said as he raised an eyebrow, "I assume he hasn't told you the story?" I asked.
"No he hasn't." Nighteye said.
"Alright..." I said as I pulled up a chair, "It all started in the interrogation room..."
I explained what happened in the interrogation room, from how All Might came in and asked me questions about the aspiring League of Villains. Then I told him about the ultimatum.
"He gave you... an arrested juvenile, a spot in U.A?" Nighteye asked.
"Trust me, I called him insane and stupid too." I said, "Anyway,I may have thought his offer was stupid at the time, but I would have been the stupid one to not take the offer."
Afterwards I told him about my reasons for accepting the offer.
"So it's a glorified revenge story?" He asked.
"A poorly written one, but yeah." I quipped, "I want the League to burn, and I want to make it up to my mom for the suffering she went through because of my idiocy." I explained, "Look, does Togata deserve One for All more than me? Definitely. Will I give it to him? I don't know."
"What do you mean, you don't know?" Nighteye asked.
"Because, it was All Might's, albiet stupid, decision to give me this power. There was a reason he didn't give it to Togata, probably one that's even more stupid. But it's still his decision." I said standing back up from my seat. "All Might isn't the brightest star in the sky,but his decisions haven't royally screwed me yet. So I trust him." I said before waving, "Anyway thanks for the time." I said getting up and headed out the door. I saw Togata and Bubble Girl sitting out on the lounge.
"What happened did you get in?" He asked.
"No, I didn't." I said as I patted his shoulder, "Thanks for the offer, Togata." I said before leaving the agency entirely. Well... it just wasn't meant to be I guess.
Back at the dorms, the common room was mostly empty... except Blair and Koda.
"Okay... sit." Koda ordered as he did as such, "Good girl." He said as he gave her a small brown ball, I assume a treat, which she happily ate.
"Whatcha doing Koda?" I asked.
He jumped in surprise, "O-Oh, Midoriya!" He exclaimed in shock, "J-Just training your dog." He answered.
"Call her Blair, and thanks, 'ppreciate it." I said giving him a thumbs up.
"W-welcome." He said as I sat down next to him.
"So what did she learn?" I asked.
"Just the basics, teaching her how to sit, as well as telling her to go outside to use the bathroom." He explained.
"Good." I said as she climbed up onto the cough to sit on my lap, I absent mindedly pet her, "Maybe we can turn her into a attack dog."
His eyes widened in shock, "I'm kidding... kinda."
"W-What do you mean?" Koda asked.
"At first, I thought about her being an attack dog... then I thought that was stupid, and would fuel the stupid stereotype of pitbulls being the 'brutes' of the dog world."
"I know right!" He exclaimed with more enthusiasm then I'd ever thought he'd show, "They're kind and affectionate dogs, just because some owners have different ideas for how they want to train their dogs, doesn't make them all brutes."
I nodded in agreement, "So I'm glad you're teaching her. The last thing I want is Bakugou or someone to teach her how to maul someone's face off." I said with a smirk, as she laid down on my lap, slowly nodding off into a nap, "Not that she'd be able to, especially since she's teething right now. The most she'd get is painless nibbles." I said as I gently picked her up and set her aside, "Anyway, I'm hungry, want something? A salad perhaps?" I asked as he looked at me in shock.
"H-How did you?" He asked.
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist dude." I muttered, "You're Quirk involved animals, I figured you'd be a vegetarian or something along those lines." I explained.
"I-I'm more of a vegan." He said.
"Like I said, something along those lines." I explained as I began walking towards the kitchen, "And I was behind you one day and I over heard you explain it to Lunch Rush. So a salad?"
"Yes." He said with a nod. I headed into the kitchen to fix up, a rather basic salad, he better not be expecting a 5 star one. Except... these jerk apparently ate all of the vegetables. I closed the fridge and walked back out to the common room.
"Yo." I said as Koda turned to look at me, "There aren't any vegetables, or any food here for that matter, get your jacket we're heading out." I said.
"W-What?" He asked.
"You heard me, we need stuff, unless you wanna go without dinner tonight." I said.
Realizing there was no other alternative, he got up and headed towards the elevator. A few minutes later, he was wearing a sweater.
"Alright." I said as I glanced towards Blair... right I need someone to watch her or else she'll chew up the furniture. "Give me a second." I said as I pulled out my phone.
M: Hey, Uraraka, mind watching Blair? She's currently sleeping on the couch, but she might wake up. The last thing I want is for her to chew up everything while I'm gone.
U: Sure, where are you going?
M: Shopping with Koda, since somebody decided to use up all the food in the fridge without replacing it. I'll find out who it is eventually.
U: Alright I'll be down in a minute, oh and can you get me some tea?
M: What flavor?
U: Chamomile.
M: For your stomach problems? Alright noted.
U: You're too smart you know that?
M: My grade on the finals says as much.
"Alright, just texted Uraraka so she can watch Blair, let's roll." I said.
We headed out to the nearby farmers market, thankfully there was one close to the dorms. While we were walking we decided to have a chat.
"So, question... how did you make it into Class 1-A?" I asked.
"W-What do you mean by that?" He asked sounding a tad bit offended.
"Well, let's be honest, the Hero entrance exams aren't catered to those without offensive Quirks. Unless you gonna tell me that you have the strength of 1000 suns." I said.
"W-Well, there's an alternative." He said.
"Go on..."
"Well... there's a button on the robots, it would deactivate the robot and you'd get the points for it." He explained.
"Great... that didn't explain how you did it." I said, "Right now I can think of 3 ways you could have passed." I said holding up a balled up fist, "1.) Summon a bunch of birds to dive bomb the robots like in the movie 300, however that would hurt the birds... and you don't seem like the type to harm animals for your own gain." I said extending my index finger, "2.) You called for bugs to deactivate the robots for you, but due to your fear of bugs... that seems like an impossibility." I said extending my middle finger, "Which leaves 3.) You relied on hero points." I said raising my ring finger, "So spill, I'm curious."
"Well... it was option 3... but also option 4." Koda said.
"What's option 4?" I asked.
"Find the button myself, then call in a singular bird to push the button." He explained simply, "The robots is after the students not any animals, so I used that to my advantage."
I stared at him, then I smirked, "Seems I underestimated you." I said as he raised an eyebrow, "Seems you're secretly a smart ultra badass, who takes out robots in seconds." I said punching him lightly on the shoulder, "Where the f**k were you when we were fighting villains?"
"I-I'm not that good!" He exclaimed.
"I'm kidding dude, well half kidding." I said with a smile, "You seem strong and observant, but your Quirk isn't really useful in a combat sense, but useful in a rescuing sense. You could work in a forest or something and utilize the animals to locate people who are stuck."
"I-I see." He sai wiht excitement.
"But you never know when you'll have to confront villains." I stated, "You have guns, but they won't do s**t if you don't know how to utilize them properly." I said standing in front of him, "Hit me, as hard as you can." I said.
"W-What, but it will hurt." Koda said, but I shrugged.
"So? If it didn't hurt then I'd know you're holding back." I said tapping his forehead, "So clock me, as hard and as fast as you can." I said.
"B-But..." He stuttered.
"... Well, guess it was inevitable." I said as I took a swing at him, he narrowly dodged.
"W-What are you doing?!" He asked as I ran after him.
"What does it look like dips**t?" I asked as I threw another punch, faster this time, nailing him in the face, "If you can't dodge me when I'm not even using my Quirks then you have no hope in a fight." I said as I hit him in the gut with a kick, "So stop pussyfooting around and show me what you got!"
After a while of dodging my punches and occasionally landing others, he finally had enough. He blocked my punch and nailed me right in the face.
"Enough..." He growled.
"... Hehe." I chuckled as I adjusted my jaw, "There you go, it just took a little bit of motivation."
"W-What?" He asked.
"Stupid. Had you punched me in the face like I said than none of this would have happened." I said, "Still, you did it. You even countered my punches, good job." I said.
"Y-You were just testing me?" Koda asked.
"Duh! Were you not paying attention to what I said a little while ago?" I asked, "Still, you can hit hard... but you're slow. If you can't land your punches... then that strength is wasted." I said tapping his forehead, "You can be a rescue hero. In fact that's what I would recommend, but there will be a time where you'll have to fight a villain, an arsonist or something. Best learn how to fight properly now, so when you'll inevitably get into an altercation, you won't get your ass handed to you." I said before turning back around, "Now, let's continue shopping."
He didn't come after a little while, but eventually caught up to me. "Why?" Koda asked.
"Z." I joked.
"You know what I mean." He said.
"Yeah, that's why I told a horrible joke." I said before patting his back, "Look, if you're curious. I don't know why I gave you advice. I could say it's becuase you trained Blair for me with little to no reward. It could also be because I like all of you and want you all to succeed. However it could also be because I'm a cocky asshole. All I'm saying is that don't focus on the why, and instead head my advice, and increase your speed, 'k?" I asked as he nodded, "Great, now let's go, dinner isn't gonna make itself." I said.
"... Thank you." Koda muttered.
I just shrugged, "I assume you chose the 'I like all of you and want you to succeed' reason?" I asked as he nodded, "Heh, keep that optimism, you gonna need it."
We made it to the department store/farmers market after much meandering. We then split up to cover more ground, Koda went to the farmers market area, while I headed to the department store to get stuff to make Katsudon. If those sorry asshats are gonna use all of the food and not replace it... then they're dealing with what I make, rules of the land. We then met up in front of the paying area, he payed for the produce at the farmers market, then waited for me while the line went EXCRUCIATINGLY SLOW! But it eventually ended and I paid for my stuff. Once that was over we walked back.
"So, what did you buy?" Koda asked.
"Stuff to make Katsudon." I answered, "If they're going to eat everything in the fridge and not restock then they're eating what I want. That's the rules of the land." I explained, "What about you?"
"Some vegetables. Lettuce, Eggplant, Squash, Roman Tomatoes..." He listed off the ingredients, "And that's about it?"
"Geez dude, that's a f**k ton of vegetables." I commented, "I dig it, now let's go back... I'm sure by now everyone's finished with whatever the heck they were doing and are now going to moping around trying to figure out what's for dinner."
Soon we were back at the dorms... and as everyone was crowding around the kitchen, looking for any food. "Well, well, well..." I muttered, setting the bags on the counter, "It seems some of you are hungry, well thankfully, Koda and I, being the amazing people we are, went out and got stuff for most of your sorry asses." I said.
"Most?" Kirishima asked.
"I like some of you more... natural selection and all that." I said as I took out the ingredients for Katsudon, "We're having Katsudon."
"Aww, why?!" Ashido complained.
"Because, we went out to get the ingredients, that's the rules of the land, and you can either eat the food that I f**king brought or starve..." I growled, which quieted everyone down, "Good..." I said before turning to Koda, "Need help with your salad?" I asked as he shook his head.
"I should be fine on my own." He replied.
"Sick." I said.
Dinner went by without much hitch, they better appreciate the fact that I'm a pretty decent cook. I didn't survive many months of living as long as I could on my own off of s**t meals. Afterwards I thanks Uraraka for tending to Blair, then brought her back up to my room. I just noticed the doggy door on my room, must have been so I don't necessarily have to be here to let her out. Nice.
I entered my room and immediately laid on my bed... it may be rather early, but I was super tired with Nighteye, walking to the store, half fighting half training Koda for a little bit, walking back to the dorms, then cooking. Needless to say I was super tired. So I took Blair out to let her relieve herself before I took brought her in for bed. Immediately after I changed into my P.J's and slowly drifted to sleep.
The next day I was walking Blair to the pet store in town. I need a leash, and a bunch of other stuff, thankfully All Might gave me money to actually take care of Blair.
"Hmm... let's see, ahh here we are." I said to myself as I saw a small pet shop, right next to a drug store.
I began walking towards it. until I felt something... someone bump into my leg. It was a little girl... she was bandaged.
"Hey." I said squatting down, "Are you alright?" I asked.
"Sorry, about my daughter." A man with a plague doctor mask said.
"Oh, I should be apologizing." I said, I saw Blair sniff her... then flinch. Something's not right. "But is your daughter alright?" I asked, as she was shaking, "She seems... scared."
"Oh, that's because I just sco-"
"Midoriya?" A familiar voice said. I turned to see Togata, "What a-" He said as he saw Mr. Plague Doctor, then his eyes widened. Is Nighteye after this guy or something?
He proceeded to talk to Mr. Plague Doctor, and he seemed to be holding up conversation.
"This is the first time I've seen you two... are you newbie heroes? You're quite young." The man said.
"Oh, he's the hero, I'm just walking my pup." I explained, "We're just classmates to some extent." I said.
"Yes, I am a up and coming hero, and I am very nervous, please excuse my underclassman." He said, "Now let us go..." He muttered.
"What office are you with?" He asked Togata.
Togata then proceeded to explain that we're still students, but he's out on patrol. I just so happened to be here at this moment, bizarre happenstance and all that.
"Well Midoriya, time to go." Togata said.
"Ri-" I said before she tightened her grip around my clothing.
"D-Don't go..." She whispered, sounding absolutely terrified.
"Hey..." I said as the man looked at me in confusion, and Togata looked at me with fear, "She's heavily bandaged... bandaging this bad isn't from a fall or something accidental, what are you doing to her?" I asked, anger slowly bubbling.
They stared at me for a few seconds... until the man shrugged, "People these days... see one thing off and they get all up and arms." He said before turning towards the back alley, "Follow me... this is too embarrassing to speak about in public." He said as he started walking.
I prepared my flame breath should he try something shady, Togata, Blair, and I followed him into the alleyway.
"To tell you the truth, I've been worried about Eri lately. No matter what I say or do, she'll rebel." He said... he's totally abusing her. I glanced towards Togata who looked worried, the first sign of trouble I'm Full Cowling out of there.
"Worried about raising her... is it? That sounds rough." Togata responded.
"It is. Kids are hard to understand, let me tell you." He said as he stick his finger into his arm, "It honestly makes me think... I could turn into a very different kind of person."
I'm not risking it... Full Co-
*Shove*
"H-Huh?" I exclaimed as Eri lept out of my arms and ran towards the man.
"Done with your little tantrum? This is how it's always like, sorry for bringing you into this. Again sorry for the trouble." He said before walking into the darkness.
"Eri wait!" I exclaimed before Togata gripped my shirt, "What are you doing?! Let me go!" I struggled.
"Don't idiot. You don't know what is on the other side, you could be over powered then killed." Togata said dragging me out of the alleyway, as Blair barked at Togata.
"I don't give a flying f**k! Let me go!" I exclaimed struggling my ass off to get out of his grip... then I stopped before the scene could get out of hand. Once I calmed down he took his hand off my collar, "We're going to meet Nighteye, you will explain what you witnessed to him." He said.
"Tch... fine." I growled, as I followed him to the meet up point.
Togata proceeded to explain what happened, how I just so happened to bump into the man they sought after Chisaki, who was a part of a gang called the 'Eight Cleansers', and how they were investigating him when he would do something illegal. I had to ask.
"So, does this Plague Doctor guy have a daughter?" I asked.
"... A daughter?" Nighteye asked.
"Yes, a young girl named Eri, looked around 5. Bandages around her arms and legs, looking scared out of her mind..." I explained, "Yearning to be saved... which is why I want to save her from that scumba-"
"Don't be so arrogant." Nighteye said.
"Arrogant?!" I asked as my anger levels shot up quadfold.
"Too much haste will ruin your work. If you chase him prematurely, he'll only be able to slip away more easily. You are not so special that you can save someone by just wanting to. At the moment, we are also making a request to team up with another office." He explained, "First, we must predict what he wants to do. After we've made our analyses, we must make sure we're prepared beyond any doubt. The world is not so kind that you can save others through your own will alone." He explained as rain started to pour, "The cleverest villains hide in the shadows, and now is a good time as any for you to learn that sometimes, you must give it time." He siad before looking at Togata, "Come Lemillion, we shall head back to the offices, thank you for the information Midoriya." He said before walking away.
"Wait." I said as they all stopped in their tracks to look at me, "I want in."
"... I was wondering if you would." Nighteye said, "Well, you know all about it, we could use someone with your versatility." He said nudging me ahead, "Come, we shall discuss the matter more in detail at the office."
I nodded and followed. So much for buying puppy supplies today. Still... this is something more. This is something infinity times bigger than a leash and some treats. A life of a little girl is on the line.
No one deserves to go through that... I won't allow her to go through that.
*End of Chapter*