A/N Okay, so there have been some concerns about me moving too fast in the story and the fact that I missed a lot of character development in the first chapter, and I apologize for all that. I just wanted to get the story out there as fast as possible, and I acknowledge the fact that I have miss many things and have gone too fast. I promise, I will be fixing many of those issue in this chapter, so I apologize if it doesn't make sense at first, but I will try to keep it slowed down. Sorry. I also apologize for the change in perspective, I just found 1st person too constraining for me. I will keep it in this perspective for the rest of the story, I promise.
Izuku Midoriya looked over himself in the mirror. A lot has changed over the past 10 months. He went from being a scrawny, albeit with a bit of muscle, kid to being still a scrawny kid but with a chiseled physique. The biggest change was the fact that a couple of features about him changed with the awakening of his quirk. He looked over his features, still in awe that he had a quirk.
His eye color had changed greatly. It went from the lively green he was known for to a light purple, while his skin color had paled dramatically. It wasn't the bone white it was right after he revived, but it was still a good couple shades lighter than what it was before. Luckily, he didn't have any issues with sunburns though, as it seemed he had a strange resistance to it. He simply shrugged it off to his regeneration. His hair color also slightly changed. The tips of his hair were now pure black, contrasting well with the green. He found he enjoyed what he looked like, but was extremely nervous what his peers would think.
Yesterday, he was able to hide a lot of his nervousness and anxiety behind his excitement for the entrance exams, but now that they were gone….. He found himself about to panic. What if they thought his unnatural paleness was weird? What if they decided to outcast him due to his blood manipulation. He knows that his quirk isn't necessarily the most heroic. He was absolutely terrified that he would become an outcast again. He still has his mumbling habit, and was working extremely hard yesterday to not mumble during Present Mic's presentation.
Izuku decided he just needed to relax. He didn't have to worry about any of that until next week, when school would actually begin. He was fairly confident that he got a passing score, so he wasn't worried about that, but he was still kind of nervous. Aw well. Izuku decided that he would go and practice his sword skills. He could also experiment with his quirk some more. Four months wasn't much time for himself to focus on his quirk, as All Might wanted him to not be in constant pain for the school year, so they focused on One for All most of the time. He decided some practice was in order.
Momo sighed. She had no idea what to think about the entries. She knew who would succeed, as the recommendation students were allowed to watch (and secretly, she was glad Izuku got in). There was a lot of potential in there, but there were a few who looked like they didn't want to take things seriously, and some who just shouldn't be a hero, in her opinion of course. She remembered watching a purple haired child thing throwing grapes at the machines, and at first she was impressed, but then she saw him try to grope one of the female entries, a frog looking girl if she remembered, and was immediately disgusted.
She decided that she wouldn't think about it, and went outside to go think, maybe she would get some food while on her way out. She thought back to watching Midoriya fight, and nodded to herself. That sword generation quirk seemed extremely useful, and he was extremely fast as well. Maybe she should incorporate sword skills into her fighting style… no, she will just stick with the bo staff. She wandered off to the city training grounds, one of the few places in the city you could use your quirk in public. A/N it makes sense to me, don't judge. Immediately, she noticed someone was already here. She decided to leave and find a different spot, until she recognized the voice.
"Okay, so if my bones are able to be changed into different forms, and the density is that of steel, would I be able to reduce the weight as well to make myself faster…? I wonder if I could rapidly eject my bones as well…. Like a gun maybe…?" she heard mumbling. She giggled to herself a little. Of course Midoriya would have a strange habit like that. She decided to approach him, but was not prepared for what she saw. He was shirtless. He was muscular too. A thought popped into her head. He was hot. She blushed bright red and looked to the side.
"M-Midoriya-san? What are you doing here?" Why was he shirtless, she thought mentally. Midoriya immediately turned around, blushing bright red, and squeaked. She found it adorable, but was too… distracted right now.
"Yaoyorozu-san! I-I was just… erm…" It seemed that poor Midoriya was just as flustered, as he went and put on his shirt. She noticed there seemed to be some blood stains on the grass around where he was practicing, and gasped.
"Midoriya-san, are you hurt? Why is there blood?" she asked, concerned, a bit less flustered than she was before. Midoriya froze. Oh no. What was he gonna tell her? Would she think it was creepy? Would she dislike him. He gulped.
"Um… well… It's a part of my quirk... " He mumbled out. Yaoyorozu tilted her head, causing him to blush. Cute.
"What does it have to do with your quirk? It's sword manifestation, isn't it?" she asked. Izuku should his head. Should he explain it to her? She seemed to be reasonable… screw it. Time to take a leap of faith. Hopefully, she wouldn't dislike him.
"Iamabletomanipulatemybloodandbones!" he sputtered out quickly, before he calmed himself at her confused look. "I am able to manipulation my blood and bones as weapons." he managed out without stuttering. Yaoyorozu nodded.
"I see… that's extremely useful, but isn't that dangerous to you?" she asked. Izuku shook his head.
"No, when I did my quirk evaluation, they said I have around three times the amount of blood as a normal person, and I am able to expend some of my stamina to immediately regenerate it. It can make me really tired though. I also have a advanced regeneration, which allows me to sprout and pull out my bones to fight with no blood leakage or wounds." Midoriya was able to talk about his quirk normally now, as he was currently in nerd mode. He was in his zone.
"Oh, that makes sense! So that sword that you used in the entrance exam yesterday was made of your bones? How did it cut through those robots so easily though?" she asked. Bones would usually shatter against steel. Midoriya smiled lightly, still in his zone.
"My bones are made to be as strong as steel, though the density also increases, so I had to constantly work out every part of my body. It was like weight training, except daily. I was about to find out if I could reduce the density of my bones, as I believe it might make me faster. The downside however is that I would be much more fragile." he explained. Yaoyorozu nodded, thinking to herself for a moment. His quirk seemed to be much more than just sword creation. Right as she was about to ask more questions about his quirk, Midoriya gasped.
"Sorry! I am late to something. I apologize Yaoyorozu-san for taking up too much of your time! I hope I didn't interrupt your training or anything. Um… I have to go!" He sped off, much faster than she knew she could run. Maybe there was a strength and speed enhancement? She frowned, before deciding to train her quirk. She would think about the anomaly that was Midoriya later.
Midoriya frowned. The school asked him and Bakugou to meet the principal at the school. He hoped that Bakugou wouldn't be too pissed at him passing. He knew that Bakugou dreamt about being the underdog at the school, the only one to make it to UA. Now that Midoriya was also going, he knew he had to be cautious. He walked into the school and walked up to the principal's office. Bakugou was already there.
"Oh, there you are Midoriya. When I heard that we didn't have just one, but two students making it to UA, I was so proud! Though I was surprised that you were the other… anyways, I would like to congratulate the both of you, and I wish you good luck!" the principal said. Midoriya grimaced slightly at the murderous glare Bakugou gave him, but he ignored it as he went back outside. Right as he turned the corner, he was shoved against the wall.
"Who the hell do you think you are? I was supposed to be the only one who made it to UA! What kind of bullshit is this! How did you cheat your way in! Huh, stupid Deku?" Bakugou screamed at him. Midoriya felt a bead of sweat roll down his face.
"K-Kaachan, calm down. I have a quirk now, and I am sorry for not telling you. I ended up being a late bloomer, and only got it ten months ago. Now, can you please let go of me? Erm…." Bakugou let go of him, stepping back.
"How…? How did you get a quirk." he asked. Midoriya winced. He didn't want to tell Bakugou that he technically commited suicide because of his words. He had to though. He knew Bakugou wouldn't drop the issue.
"I-I took your advice, Kaachan. I took a swan dive off the roof. I commited suicide, and awoke my quirk." he said. Bakugou froze.
"What?" he whispered. Izuku took that as his que to leave. He felt extremely guilty. He didn't want to tell Kaachan, but he knew that he wouldn't be able to lie to him. Bully he was, but stupid he was not. Bakugou knows Midoriya too well.
Bakugou had no idea what to think. He was smart enough and knew Deku well enough that he wasn't lying to him. So… he did it. He fucking killed himself. It was his fault. If he didn't have that quirk, he would've lost him. Bakugou collapsed to his knees, and cried, looking back at his actions. He almost lost his best friend. No, he lost his best friend years ago. He almost lost Deku. He needed to fix things.
Midoriya sighed as he went home. He would practice tomorrow. He walked into his home, and passed out in his bed immediately. He woke up early the next day. Izuku smiled to himself. Today he was going to test out a new technique. He quickly got dressed and grabbed a banana before running out the door to the training grounds.
Upon arriving, he decided to test out his hypothesis he had yesterday. He thought about his bones, the energy inside them, and thought about removing some of it. He felt himself grow lighter, but it was extremely slow. He frowned. He needed to be able to speed it up. There is no point in making himself lighter then heavier again over a course of a couple of minutes. Finally, he felt he reduced the density enough. He decided to test how much more agile he was. First, he jumped. He was surprised to find himself jumping over 8 feet high. But when he landed, he winced in pain. Normally, he wouldn't feel any pain whatsoever, but his bones are much more fragile right now.
His second idea was a bit more simple, if maybe dangerous. He pointed his hand, like a finger gun, and imagined the tip of his finger bone launching out. However, his bone popped out, but just fell. There was no momentum involved. He frowned. He needed to practice increasing the speed he sprout and modified his bones. Hopefully, he would be able to swap between dense and fragile instantaneously soon, and be able to make finger guns a lot more literal.
Midoriya spent the next couple of hours practicing his finger guns and bone manipulation. By the end of it, he managed to launch a finger bullet fast enough to bury itself inside a tree, but it wasn't quite a bullet yet. His control over his bone density was now fast enough to swap from dense to not dense in a couple seconds, but again, wasn't where he wanted it.
"So… I have practiced a lot with my bones, but now I need to practice my other abilities…. Blood and shadows… let's go with shadows… so what do I know so far…. I am able to sink into them and give them physical mass….. My control over them is limited by how much light is around…. My shadow will be the most important one… I will need to modify my hero costume… mumble.. Mumble.." Midoriya mumbled to himself, thinking of different ways to use his quirk. Suddenly, he had an idea.
Midoriya walked over to the shadow of a nearby tree, and sunk his hand into it. He imagined his hand appearing out of the shadow of the tree next to him. Slowly but surely, he saw his hand appear out of it. He wiggled it around.
"That is weird… but I could use that to warp places. It's like a portal!" he grinned to himself and tried to enter into the shadow. However, once he got his head through, he gulped. He couldn't see anything, hear anything, feel anything, or smell anything. It was complete nonexistence. He panicked for a moment before his eyes adjusted and he saw thousands upon thousands of lights around him. He decided to peak his head throw the closest, and found himself looking up from ground height by the tree. He grinned and dived back into the shadows, seemingly swimming around. He laughed to himself, feeling warm and protected. He quickly left to where he estimated his house was, instinctively knowing where he was. When he climbed out of the shadows, he knew he was right by his house.
He walked in, knowing it was around lunch time. He quickly through together some food and sat down, thinking over his experiences today. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door. Confused as to who may be visiting, he was surprised to find Kaachan there.
"Kaachan? What are you doing here?" Midoriya asked. Kaachan shuffled nervously, before handing him a box of Katsudon.
"I wanted to apologize. For everything. Deku- no, Midoriya, I looked back at all of the things I have said and done to you, and I want to apologize for everything. I drove you to suicide, and I almost lost the only person who didn't look at me like I was an asshole, even though I deserved it. I lost my best friend years ago, and I almost lost you. I'm sorry. I hope we could go back to being friends again…" Bakugou Katsuki was here, apologizing! Midoriya had no idea how to feel. Should he forgive him? He can't just forget everything Bakugou has said to him. He can't forget that he was the one who drove him to killing himself…
"Kaachan… I forgive you. But I can not forget what you have said to me. I want to be friends again, I really do! But.. how can I be friends with someone who ridiculed me for years. I am sorry, maybe in the future, but right now, I can't be your friend. You are someone I respect, however, and if you prove yourself that you mean what you say, I will give you a chance. Okay?" Midoriya said, knowing that there was no room for doubt and stuttering right now. Afterall, a hero always looks for the best in everyone! Katsuki nodded.
"That's all I ask. Thank you Midoriya. Um… would you like to train with me?" Bakugou scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. Midoriya stifled a laugh, it was so strange to see the usually loud and boisterous Bakugou acting so awkward.
"Sure! I would love to show off my quirk!" Midoriya laughed. Bakugou grinned.
"Well come on then! Show me something badass!" he yelled. Midoriya grinned. Bakugou is still Bakugou, just a bit more nice.