A/N: So… yeah. It's been a while hasn't it? Yeah, sorry about that.
But there is reason why this chapter took so long. I recently suffered the loss of one of my closest family members. My depression got the upper hand on me and I fell into a dark pit of god knows what. Hell, I wasn't even looking after myself properly… as Eli may have reminded me from time to time… oops. (Eli: I swear my face is constantly stuck in that disapproving look.)
I SAID I WAS SORRY!
(I guess I will forever be everyone's mum.)
It didn't help I lost my motivation to write until recently so things should (hopefully) be a little smoother from now on.
Oh but in happier news I started posting more Dekumomo related stuff on my Tumblr (Zedref if your interested) so that has been helping a lot.
AND for those asking, I am always up to date with the manga so do not worry about spoiling me; however please be considerate for others who read through the reviews.
Again, very sorry for the delay and on with the chapter. :)
Chapter 2
"Speech" 'Thoughts'
"Mental Communication/Phone/TV/Letter/Flashback/Robot"
"PRESENT MIC SPEECH/SHOUTING IIDA/RAGE FUELLED BAKUGOU" (Normal speech quotations when he isn't using a mic or shouting)
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Recap: Izuku Midoriya, a quirkless fanboy, had been cast aside by the world and was told by everyone around him that he would amount to nothing in his pathetic life. But when he had reached the lowest point in his life he got a small bit of hope when a mutated spider decided to take a bite out of him.
After hours of sickness, dizziness and general depression, Izuku attempted to save his childhood bully, Katsuki Bakugou, but he hadn't the power to even do anything to help. However, his words struck a chord with the number one hero: All Might. Said hero even went out of his way to find Izuku and tell him that he was able to become a hero… And also inherit his tremendous power.
Before Izuku could even agree to accept the once in a lifetime opportunity, he passed out from his then unknown sickness. Throwing up his guts and passing out one final time, Izuku awoke to find his body had completely changed overnight. Not only did his body change but he now had superhuman abilities and even abilities that resembled a spider's.
With these new abilities developing within his body, Izuku focused with All Might on how to properly train himself and even how to fight. But from his first lesson he knew instantly, he still had so much to learn...
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As a small house spider spun its web in the corner of Izuku Midoriya's room he watched it with fascination and pure concentration, a notebook and pencil in hand to write down every little detail he deemed necessary about the spider's movements. He occasionally alternated pages to write information about his newfound powers in this notebook that was unlike all his previous ones; it was dedicated solely to himself, mainly his powers, moves and costume.
"Powers-wise, I only have a few powers that resemble the abilities of a spider but as it currently stands: Spider Grip, incredibly grippy hairs on my hands and feet allowing me to crawl on near all surfaces; other uses of this have yet to be tested. Side note: My feet can't stick to surfaces when wearing thick soled shoes; custom shoes/boots are in design process.
"Spider Sense (temporary name (?)), gives me a nerve 'jolt' that warns me of any attacks aimed at me; other uses yet to be discovered. Side note: Ability does not indicate what is putting me at risk, so I have to use my own observation to figure it out.
"Web Shoot, organic yet incredibly strong webbing that shoots from 3 millimetre wide bone tubes which protrude from both wrists, triggered by what seem to be palm pressure points. The longer these are pressed, the longer the web; combat worthy moves regarding the webbing are in-progress. Side note: Webbing is still very spread out and splatter like; web filters and enhancements are also still in design stages.
"Web Zip, previously mentioned webbing shot at an object or surface then pulled so a large amount of distance is covered in a matter of seconds… current movements of web zip have a lot of drag and feel sluggish."
Izuku tapped the bottom of his pencil against his chin as he thought to himself about the other powers of his new Quirk that weren't really spider related but still obviously useful and continued to mutter to himself as he wrote them down.
"Other powers include: Enhanced strength, making physical strength far greater than before, allowing me to carry two and a half tonnes above my head for approximately 10 minutes, five tonnes for 5 minutes if I push myself; strength seems to increase as powers develop within my body so accurate limits are still unknown.
"Enhanced reflexes, making reaction speed five-times faster than before (not an accurate estimate); these are not completely confirmed and could increase with development.
"Enhanced speed, making my body able to react to my new reflexes, also making sprints and quick succession punches able to be pulled off with ease.
"Enhanced flexibility, making my body a lot more flexible than before, allowing me to pull off advanced gymnastic moves with ease; manoeuvrability is improved as a result, making movement easier and smoother.
"Enhanced stamina, stamina has been increased to support enhanced physical abilities, allowing me to run and exert myself for extended periods of time with reduced levels of exhaustion. Absolute limits still unknown but current limit is being in a continuous sprint for fifteen minutes and forty seven seconds.
"Enhanced balance, making me able to balance on skinny surfaces and in different positions, such as in a handstand and on one leg.
"Heightened senses, physical senses have been enhanced to be more sensitive to stimuli; hearing is far better, making sounds louder and allowing sound to be heard from further away; sight enhanced, allowing things to be seen from further away and in the dark; touch enhanced, allowing for small vibrations and air flow to be felt; taste and smell potentially unchanged."
Izuku set his notebook and pencil to the side and stretched his hand out to ease the cramp that had developed after hours of contemplation and writing. He continued to do so as he lay back on his bed still looking at the spider's movements.
Izuku had begun observing spiders alongside his training for about 2 weeks now, studying one spider's movements and repeating this process whenever a new one entered his room; the one he was currently observing was the most web-based spider so far. He thought it was a good way to expand his knowledge of his powers as he didn't really think past basic things.
As the spider crawled across its web, it held onto a stray strand of web attached to the ceiling. Izuku sat up in intrigue as he watched the spider swing across from one wall to another with complete ease. He quickly grabbed his notebook and wrote down one last note with a question mark next to it before setting it back down and going to sleep.
Web Swinging?
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The next morning Izuku awoke from his sleep with a peaceful smile as he remembered that today was thankfully his day off to rest.
Clambering out of his bed, Izuku changed into a casual outfit that consisted of a plain black hoodie and dark grey baggy cargo pants with his iconic red sneakers so that he was at least comfy while he did his training.
"Mum, I'm heading into the city centre today for some training. I should be back by five!" Izuku shouted out from his room, packing his notebook and some other bits and pieces into his backpack before heading into the kitchen where a little bento box was set on the kitchen side table.
"I had a feeling you'd be out for training when I heard all that mumbling coming from your room last night." Izuku laughed nervously as he put the bento box in his bag and walked to the door, waving back at his mum.
"Don't do anything stupid."
Izuku froze on the spot but continued to walk out after a second as he thought to himself, 'I can't promise that.'
Now with a general destination in mind, Izuku splattered a bit of webbing onto his shoes and threw himself onto the building opposite, climbing to reach the roof. Once there, he quickly rid his shoes of the webs so as not to slow or hinder his coming actions.
'Right, time for a warm up,' Izuku thought as he began stretching to loosen up his muscles before he burst into a run. Thankfully, because more than half of the buildings were the same height Izuku found jumping between them child's play. Whenever he had to jump across a street or there was a larger than normal gap, Izuku used his new web zip technique to help cover more distance.
After some time of rooftop running and web zipping, Izuku found himself out of breath entering the high class area of Tokyo. The teen wandered around the city centre where he was surrounded by what seemed to be a forest of skyscrapers and high-rises, some of which were under construction; the perfect area for him to test his new web swinging.
Gauging the different buildings, Izuku looked towards a particular high class apartment building that was relatively tall but definitely smaller than the other buildings around it and it conveniently had a crane nearby.
'That should do for these tests,' Izuku thought as he neared the apartment complex. He stopped when he saw the huge doorman blocking the front entrance with his arms crossed.
"...I guess I'm taking the back route then."
Izuku made his way around to the back of the apartment building so that he was now in an alley and no one could see him.
With a quick glance in both directions, the curly-haired teen lifted his left foot up and shot some webbing onto the sole and tip of his shoe, then repeated this process for his right foot.
In one swift motion Izuku went from on the ground to five metres up the wall being held up by his fingertips and the tips of his shoes.
"Okay, just like practice. Left, right, left, right…" Izuku followed his words, trying to synchronise his arms and legs with them until he got a steady rhythm going where he could climb without complete concentration on his climbing.
Izuku felt his nose twitch from the cold breeze as he got to the very top of the apartment building wall. He threw himself upwards and forwards so that he could pull off a little forward flip before landing on both feet with ease.
"That's still so cool to do," Izuku said to himself as he grinned like an idiot before walking to the left side of the roof where a crane arm was visibly in range for Izuku to shoot webbing at. Izuku crouched down next to the edge and swung his bag off his back, taking out his notebook and writing the following as he spoke it aloud.
"Attempt 1: one simple swing out and back in to see if the webbing can support my body weight for a slightly extended period of time."
Izuku rested his notebook and bag on the small wall that was on the very edge of the roof before taking out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket. He put them on and pulled up his hood, effectively hiding most of his face and hair.
"I don't want to worry mum by showing my face while swinging around the city with the possibility of death."
He stepped towards the edge and pulled back his sleeves a little so that he wouldn't have any interference from his clothing when firing a web line.
Izuku aimed with his right arm at the crane's arm and pushed into his palm with his middle and ring finger, holding them there until a clear line of webbing shot out from his wrist towards the crane. It took a few attempts but when he hit the crane, Izuku quickly stopped pressing his palm, which stopped and disconnected the webbing from his wrist, and held onto the web with both hands.
After a single second of standing on the edge Izuku's body began to tremble violently out of the pure fear and adrenaline rushing through him.
"This is a lot higher than I'd thought it would be."
Making the mistake of looking down he was hit by a wave of fear making him tremble and shake. Izuku took several deep breaths and closed his eyes.
"Okay, okay…1…2…3!" On three Izuku jumped off the edge and started screaming at the top of his lungs in fear as he held his arms out in front and started to swing forwards.
The second Izuku felt himself slowing down as he swung he opened his eyes and tried his best to turn around. He mostly succeeded as he was now facing the apartment building, but he didn't have the momentum to make it back to the roof.
Izuku went into a panic, fearing that he was going to be stuck on the crane and get into trouble but with some split-second thinking that he knew would be stupid, he let go of the web line at just the right moment so he went upwards into the air. With his left arm aimed at the roof he shot a web line straight onto it and web zipped back onto the roof. He landed with a roll and lay down on his back immediately after, clutching his chest and feeling his heart beat at an insane pace.
"*pant*…Attempt…*pant*… 1: … success."
Izuku caught his breath then grinned like an idiot up at the sky before punching his fist up in the air.
"This is the kind of rush I need to push me forward in my training."
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Hours quickly passed as Izuku practiced his web swinging technique to the point where the extreme heights didn't even bother him that much.
"Alright, attempt 38: swing from building to building and test different movements in mid-air to see if they make any changes to speed." Izuku finished writing down what he had just said out loud and set his notebook back down before he took several large steps back ready for a run up.
Thanks to a long calming breath, Izuku focused solely on his web swinging and the path he was mentally planning out in detail. With a small burst of speed, he ran towards the edge of the roof and leapt off, throwing his arms forward so he got more distance out of the jump. Arms positioned and ready, he fired a web line straight at the crane with his right arm and held onto it with both hands above his head. Izuku let his body relax as he swung with incredible speed so that he maintained his momentum, adjusting his body as he swung and letting go at just the right moment to send him flying upwards, feet first.
As he travelled upwards through the air, Izuku did a small backflip so he was diving down head first. It didn't last long as he fired another web line from his left wrist onto the roof of a building high above him to his left.
Izuku only let himself swing left a little bit before pulling on the web so that his entire body was above the web, gaining higher ground. He then immediately shot to his right so that he wasn't travelling one-sided to the left. Izuku repeated this process in no particular order and occasionally shouted "Woohoo!" with every big swing he did.
After about 10 minutes of non-stop swinging Izuku made his way back to the apartment complex and landed on the roof in a crouching position. He looked at the edge of the roof where his notebook and bag should have been, but his notebook was nowhere to be seen.
"Wow, the research you've done on your own quirk is outstanding! I mean, this level of detail is just… wow."
Izuku whipped around in an instant and aimed his right wrist in the direction he heard the voice from but was surprised to see a somewhat tall girl with black hair in a spiky ponytail and side fringe standing there, reading his notes in a thick jumper and shorts.
The girl threw her hands in the air, still holding Izuku's notebook. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have startled you like that! I just got so caught up reading your notes," she said apologetically.
Izuku got out of his crouched stance and lowered his arm as he quickly became an embarrassed mess due to the fact that he was talking to a girl he's never met before.
"N-no, it's my fault for being so jumpy. W-what are you doing up here anyway?"
The black-haired girl laughed a little. "Well, when you see someone swinging around your apartment building for more than two hours, you tend to get a little curious."
Izuku looked away a little as he realised that was a stupid question he'd just asked. He even went so far as to try and hide his face even though he was still wearing his hood and sunglasses, effectively hiding his identity from the girl.
"Who are you anyway? With a quirk like yours, you would be pretty popular even if you're young."
Izuku just removed his hood and moved his sunglasses onto his forehead as he stuttered out his name.
"I-I'm Izuku M-M-Midoriya. C-can I please have my notes back?" Izuku's face immediately went to one of shock as he mentally regretted what he just said.
'I was meant to say Nice to meet you, not that! Why am I such a mess?!' A loud laugh came from the black-haired girl as she walked over to Izuku with a warm smile.
"You know, when I first saw you land and act so hostile, I thought you were gonna be all serious and edgy, but instead you're funny and very smart judging from your notes…"
'And you're actually kinda cute.' She obviously thought that last part, a small blush spreading across her face.
"I'm Momo Yaoyorozu, by the way, but you can call me Momo-chan if it's easier." Momo handed Izuku his notebook back and he did his best to smile back as he took it, trying not to break down from the whole situation.
"Th-th-thanks M-M-Momo-chan."
Izuku stepped back and was about to put his notebook back in his bag before Momo spoke up to stop him.
"Can I make a suggestion about your costume design?" Momo asked as Izuku attempted to head to the edge of the roof, aiming to escape the awkward situation.
"S-sure." Momo's eyes almost instantly lit up when he agreed. With the light still in her eyes she pulled a pencil out of nowhere and began to draw.
Izuku watched as within seconds, Momo had drawn a rough outline of him with his arms out to the sides. She had clearly added a sort of wing to a point just above his elbow and just above the halfway point of his ribcage. It didn't look like a bird's wings but more like the gliding wings of a flying squirrel.
"You should add something to underneath your arms, about here, so you can glide for a short period of time before you start swinging again." Izuku thought about it for a second before he pointed at the gliding wings.
"W-wouldn't it be more of a burden when swinging though as it would cause more wind resistance?" Momo started to get a little excited that she could finally talk to someone about a smart topic for once… or just someone in general.
"Not if you used a stretchy material, that way you can prevent large amounts of drag, but I guess you'd suffer with a small amount of drag." Now realising the error within her costume addition, Momo quietened down but was surprised to see Izuku flip over the page to a completely blank page.
"C-can you actually help me out? I-I need to improve on my web swinging positioning and I-I can't draw at all..." Izuku nervously asked while he scratched the back of his head.
"Of course! I'd be happy to!" Now smiling brightly, Momo gently took the notebook before she sat and leaned against the roof entrance, watching as Izuku walked towards the edge of the building.
"It would work better if I could get a side view of you swinging," Momo suggested to Izuku as he looked back before looking up at the crane.
Without a word Izuku shot a web line at the end of the crane before he began pulling on the web with both hands.
Completely gob smacked by what he was doing in front of her, Momo proceeded to watch as Izuku began to pull the large crane out of position.
In less than a minute, Izuku had turned the giant crane towards them so that Momo could get a better look of his movements.
"That'll do," Momo nervously said with a shaky thumbs up to Izuku as he web zipped up onto the crane.
With a quick rise of his hood and the descent of his sunglasses, Izuku gave Momo a few seconds before he leaped off one of the sides. With a quick mid-air turn, Izuku shot a line onto the crane and let his legs bend back as he held onto the webbing.
Momo watched Izuku do the same swing a few more times before she sketched an outline of him doing the swing, trying to keep it as anatomically accurate as possible. They then continued this for the handful of web swinging positions Izuku had, but when he had finished Momo managed to persuade him to show her his web zipping techniques so she could draw them too.
Izuku patiently waited on top the crane arm for a few minutes, catching his breath from doing a total of almost three hours of pure web movements, before leaping down next to her in a crouched position and getting a glimpse of the drawings of him.
"Wow… you're amazing at drawing," Izuku said making Momo blush a little as she wasn't really used to the compliment.
"T-thanks… a-anyway, here are the main positions you make when you use your webs," Momo stated as she fully showed Izuku every position of him she had drawn.
"D-do I really stick out my leg that much?" Izuku questioned as he looked at one of his web zip positions – the one where he pulls the line of webbing underneath his body, almost like he's leaping over it.
"Well, what if instead you did a more corkscrew based movement?" That suggestion made Izuku think for a minute before he got up to test the new movement. Now with a general idea of how to move, Izuku leapt off the building and aimed at the building opposite with both hands, firing off two web lines.
Now pulling both webs to the sides of his body, Izuku twisted his body towards the right before letting himself naturally spin through the air covering much more distance than normal.
When he landed on the opposite building, Izuku leapt back over to Momo's building to see her with a proud look on her face.
"Told you it would help."
With his blush and stutter returning, Izuku replied while glancing away from Momo. "I-I never said it w-wouldn't…"
'He's so cute when he's nervous, yet he gets so serious when we talk about technical stuff like his suit,' Momo thought to herself with a small giggle as she watched Izuku act extremely nervous. It was clear he had no idea what to do with himself.
To make it easier for him, Momo stood up with his notebook in hand and walked over to him with a soft smile before she spoke in her elegant voice.
"It's getting late and I need to get some studying done. Here are all your notes… and if you want, you can come back here tomorrow and we can work on your notes a little more." Izuku just frantically nodded in response as he shakily took his notebook back and put it into his bag.
"O-okay…" Izuku nervously stuttered out before he swung his bag onto his back and edged away towards the side of the roof to leave.
"Oh, before you go! We should probably exchange numbers, you know to let each other know if we can't meet up," Momo called as Izuku had become a darker shade of red from hearing that.
Izuku shakily walked back before Momo added her number to his phone and also took the liberty of adding Izuku's to her phone.
Giving a nervous wave, he leapt straight into a web swing leaving Momo to watch him with a small smile in her face.
'He really is an interesting person…'
'Oh my god! Oh my god! I can't believe I actually talked to a girl! And I didn't act like an idiot… much,' Izuku excitedly thought to himself as he perched on the edge of a high building trying to recover from what just happened.
"She was so nice… and she actually wanted to talk to me."
He was now smiling to himself as Izuku never really had girls want to talk to him, they just made fun of him, called him wimpy and regularly insulted him just for being quirkless.
Now with positive thoughts in mind Izuku looked down the edge he was perched on and jumped down, ready to climb with his spider grip. However, as he jumped his spider sense flared out of control, distracting him for a single moment as his hands gripped onto the wall but his feet continued to slide down the wall.
In that brief moment Izuku remembered that in all his time with Momo he forgot to reapply the webbing to the soles of his feet.
With the tips of his fingers in agony from all his body weight on them, Izuku let go and leaned back a little aiming his arms straight up at the wall. Quickly using both arms to get a web line ready, Izuku fired two webs before pulling himself up back onto the roof.
'I really need some new shoes…' Izuku thought to himself as he began to jump from rooftop to rooftop, excited for his visit to Momo's the next day.
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Now in terms of school, Izuku was lucky to not be that noticeable or liked, but the fact that he had grown a few inches would likely raise some suspicions. That just meant Izuku had to go to extreme lengths to be unnoticed by everyone.
However, Katsuki Bakugou existed…
"Oi, Deku! Where do you think you're going?!"
The demanding shout of the blonde teen froze Izuku in place just as he attempted to slip out of the classroom in the midst of everyone else.
"H-home… I mean we, we did just finish last period…" Izuku nervously stuttered out as Bakugou drew closer.
"Shut up! You're never this fucking quiet, you're always talking to yourself in class like a sad little nerd. Yet for the last four weeks you've said fuck all!" Bakugou snapped making Izuku flinch in fear at the response.
Izuku didn't think things through and just ended up stumbling over his words, making Bakugou's rage build. Reaching boiling point, he exploded and yelled, "Say something, you quirkless bastard!" with his right arm flying up in Izuku's blind spot. Bakugou was ready to punch Izuku with full force.
But in that split second before his fist made contact, Bakugou felt an incredible grip on his wrist that was as tight as a vice. A vengeful growl could be heard emanating from Bakugou but he was quickly silenced by the cold stare coming from the dark, piercing eyes peering between curly green strands of hair.
Bakugou's lackies watched in shock as he was thrown back a couple inches by Izuku who was stood there… smirking?
Seconds of complete stunned silence overwhelmed the classroom until Izuku's body jolted, and as that moment passed Izuku's bright green eyes grew wide with fear.
"I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!"
Izuku didn't wait to hear anything else and sprinted out of the room, leaving behind a fuming Bakugou ready to blast him into hell. Bakugou barged through his frozen lackies to follow after Izuku but after entering the hallway there was no sign of the curly-haired teen at all.
"You… YOU FUCKING COWARD!" The rage that seeped from the explosive teen's voice was the most cold and vicious it had ever been as his fists violently shook from how tight they were clenched.
Now consumed in a silent rage, Bakugou dashed down the hall he knew Izuku would've had to run down to exit the building. However, said curly-haired teen was positioned on the ceiling out of sight, waiting for Bakugou's lackies to follow him so that he could get to the roof.
Thankfully for Izuku he was able to do just that, letting him escape to the roof without any difficulties. Now leaping off the school roof, Izuku began to web zip and jump across the rooftops so that he could get home and changed for his combat training with All Might.
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"COME ON, YOUNG MIDORIYA! YOU HAVE SUCH A PREDICTABLE PATTERN!" All Might boomed out with a slight chuckle while in front of him was a heavily sweating and shirtless Izuku catching his breath, trying not to collapse.
This session was no different from the one previous; Izuku tried to fight but his hesitation and fear lead to numerous punches hitting him like a truck. And while the hulking hero was proud to see Izuku stronger and faster than ever before, it meant nothing if he didn't know how to use that kind of power.
"I'm… trying…" Izuku panted out whilst looking up at his mentor.
"Kid, your problem is that you're relying too much on these," All Might stated as he deflated, pointing at his eyes.
"My eyes?"
"Yes, you rely on what you can see to fight. Your sight is what's holding you back. Use your other senses," All Might instructed as he gave his protege a smile. "You'll get there, kid. I know you will."
That comment was the spark of inspiration that Izuku needed to work even harder.
"That should cover the lesson for today. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for strength training, kid," All Might chuckled as he walked away from the teen and off the beach completely.
Izuku's inner moment of inspiration and drive was interrupted when he heard his phone notify him that he had a text message. Removing the device from his pocket, Izuku saw that Momo had messaged him asking if he was still interested in coming over to work on his notes a bit more.
Being the nervous fool he was, he quickly put that of course he would still love to do it, failing to realise he was currently on a beach miles away drenched in sweat. Realising his mistake Izuku almost immediately dove into the clear blue waters of the sea to wash away the sweat. Rushing out of the water, the panicking teen pulled the now wet T-shirt over his head and onto his body before going into a web swing.
'By the time I get there I should be dry from all the swinging,' Izuku reassured himself as he focused on getting to Momo's as fast as he could with both his web swinging and zipping.
Because of his new movements for web zipping, the journey felt a lot faster than normal. It even helped with drying a lot better than normal as well. And within twenty minutes or so Izuku landed on the rooftop where Momo was happily waiting for him with a warm smile on her face.
"Ah, Midoriya-kun! I'm so happy you could make it," Momo said while Izuku immediately turned into a stuttering red-faced mess.
"So, do you want to focus on your movements or something else?" Momo asked with a curious expression as Izuku slowly started to compose himself.
"A-actually… I, I was wondering i-if we could work on my fighting ability?" Izuku questioned as he scratched the back of his head, making Momo giggle at his nervous expression.
"Of course, I'm guessing that you want me as a sparring partner," she said as a metal pole started to form out of her left arm. Momo pulled it out and began spinning it around herself before taking a fighting stance.
Izuku nodded as a response before raising his own fists to fight, making sure not to underestimate Momo during their sparring match.
After a couple seconds of thinking up a quick battle strategy, Momo charged at Izuku with a dash before leading with an over-head swing of her staff.
Quickly crossing his arms into an 'X' shape, Izuku relaxed his legs so the impact did little to no damage. Izuku pushed the staff back up but Momo responded instantly by trying to flip her weapon to go for a low strike. Thankfully his spider sense gave him enough warning to use his left hand to block it.
Momo began to attack Izuku with a multitude of attacks that utilised quick jabs and heavy swings. Izuku was forced onto the defence as he kept looking for an opening.
After a full two minutes of Izuku defending and blocking attacks, Momo backed away with a conflicted expression as while Izuku did supply a strong defence, his offence was practically nonexistent. She was going to mention this problem, but Momo could clearly see that he was well aware of his weakness.
And then, all of a sudden, Izuku took off his shirt and wrapped it around his head like a blindfold; he made sure to keep his ears exposed so that his sense of hearing was clear.
Momo was now very red-faced in pure embarrassment as she was not used to seeing half naked male bodies… especially ones as well defined as Izuku's.
"D-do you mind me asking as to why you blindfolded yourself?" Momo asked as she was trying her best to retain composure while Izuku took his fighting stance once more.
"Oh sorry, I was told I relied too much on my eyes during a fight, so this is a test to see how I do with my other senses alone and if I can improve them anymore," Izuku simply explained to the dark-haired girl in complete seriousness.
There was a moment of hesitation and uncertainty from Momo, but the certainty in his words and seriousness in training made her hesitation fade away. Taking a slightly different stance than previously, Momo charged forward with a side swing rather than an overhead to throw off Izuku.
Izuku on the other hand was beginning to realise how much he needed to use his other senses; from his sense of sound alone the teen could hear the staff swinging from his left, so with a quick step backwards he just avoided the swing.
Tapping into his sense of smell, Izuku could gather a good position of where Momo was judging from her naturally sweet scent, and because of the contrast between her scent and that of the metal staff, he could tell where they both were with decent accuracy when mixed with his use of sound.
With Momo's next attack coming as a direct jab forward, Izuku started to shift his body to avoid it but as he did so his spider sense kicked in. In that moment Izuku's senses were dialled up to eleven and his mental image of Momo became so much more accurate; where she was and everything else that was in close proximity appeared like a scan of the area in his mind. The enhanced feeling faded away after he avoided the attack, leaving him feeling somewhat depraved now with his less accurate 'vision'.
Izuku proceeded to dodge Momo's next three forward jabs and four swings in quick succession, trying to focus on the feeling of his spider sense enhancing his other senses so that he can always utilise his senses like All Might was trying to teach him.
After her final jab at Izuku, Momo went for a overhead strike with as much force she could muster. She almost hesitated due to the fact Izuku wasn't moving or reacting at all but knew that wouldn't be beneficial for his training.
As her staff quickly descended down to hit Izuku, Momo watched in shock as both of Izuku's hands caught the staff just before impact.
In her moment of shock, Momo failed to counter Izuku's push of her staff so that he could lead with a straight right jab.
Momo could just barely react in time to grab the other end of the staff and pull it into a diagonal defensive position to block Izuku's punch. She then immediately responded to his follow up left with enough accuracy to push it off course from its target.
Still not used to one-on-one combat, Izuku was pushed a bit off balance by Momo's counter but quickly used the momentum of his punch to spin his body around. With the momentum still being carried, Izuku jumped up a little to follow up with a powerful spin kick.
The kick made a powerful impact with Momo's staff and it snapped in half from the sudden force, Izuku instantly backing away a few feet. Momo herself was both shocked and impressed at the potential power residing within Izuku.
Now with two short staffs in hand, Momo changed her stance to a more speed-based one and couldn't help but smile as she rushed him.
With a better understanding of how to fight, Izuku dashed to meet Momo with his own smile as they were both really getting into the sparring match.
Fast jabs, hooks and kicks were flying like a flurry of wild birds from Izuku while Momo's strikes, swings and occasional kicks were fast and precise like a snake lunging at its prey.
Most of their attacks were either countered or dodged by the other but they didn't care, they were having the time of their lives.
Countless attacks were thrown at each other before they both backed away trying to catch their breath.
Izuku undid his blindfold, still grinning with a tired expression on his face while Momo began giggling to herself before it evolved into complete laughter.
Giggling a little himself, Izuku attempted to ask her why she was laughing but he couldn't even get the words out as he ended up joining her in a fit of laughter.
A few minutes passed as the two teens enjoyed their fits of laughter before they finally sat up and looked at each other, Momo being the first to break the silence between them.
"I've never laughed so hard before," Momo confessed as she rubbed her watery eyes while Izuku did the same.
"M-me neither… I didn't expect that to be so much fun," Izuku stated, his nervous stutter calming a little as he was actually starting to feel a little relaxed around Momo.
"You're a really talented fighter, Midoriya-kun. The fact that you realised you were overthinking your movements and were able to fight more efficiently shows you know what you're doing," Momo complimented with a smile, that comment alone turning Izuku back into a bright red mess.
Once again, Momo couldn't help but giggle at Izuku's nervous nature as it was just so cute coming from him. As she was looking at him she also spotted that the sun was beginning to set, meaning that it wasn't long until he had to leave.
Izuku noticed it too but thought of something quick as an excuse to visit her on his rest day tomorrow.
"H-hey, Momo-chan… w-would you mind if you could teach me to draw… like, like you?" Izuku nervously asked as an embarrassed mess.
"Of course! I'd be more than happy to oblige, and maybe we could make it a regular activity along with our sparring," Momo began with a bright look of excitement in her eyes before she quickly returned to her more mature and composed expression.
"Yeah, I like the sound of that." Izuku smiled to her as he slipped on his shirt while heading towards the edge of the roof.
Momo couldn't help but want to watch him swing away so she walked towards the edge as well. He gave his final goodbye, a shy smile on his face, and swan dived off the roof. Not being able to help but watch with a smile, Momo observed Izuku as he swung through the city with complete ease, his body twisting and bending as if it was a completely normal thing to do.
Even from the far away distance he now was, Momo could tell the look on Izuku's face was one of pure adrenaline and confidence. The fact he could swing so high up in the city with complete confidence yet was a stuttering mess when it came to talking to her was… such a peculiar thing about him.
Momo wanted to learn more about him. What exactly made him tick? What life did he live to be who he was? Just how talented was he?
One thing that Momo knew for sure though, was that...
"He is by far the most intriguing person I've ever met."