Fourteen-year-old Izuku Midoriya sat alone in a hallway filled with lockers furiously writing in his notebook. He was waiting for his friend; she had told him that she needed to talk to one of the teachers about classes as they returned from summer vacation. The green haired teen looked to a comic book next to him. He silently mumbled to himself as he tapped the eraser end of his pencil at a rapid pace.
"Well if I can try to make some sort of hydraulic system I could possibly create a similar result. However, I would need to design something that would carry all of that…" But the teen stopped as he heard male voices in the distance. Izuku quickly put up the comic book into his backpack and shrunk himself as he continued his writing. The voices grew closer, "I know I put it around here somewhere."
"Dude, why didn't you just get it when school let out?"
"Like it really matters, c'mon go get the shitty thing. Just being here longer than I have to is giving me a damn headache."
Izuku froze at the sound of the last voice, the boy slowly turned his gaze towards the sources, and his eyes widened as the boy noticed a teenager his age with spiky ash blonde hair. The blonde boy had an annoyed look as he had shoved his hands in his pockets as his two compatriots were trying to open one of the lockers.
Izuku held his breath as he put his pencil in his notebook as he kept focusing on the blonde teen. The green-haired teenager slowly picked himself up, 'I need to get out of here.' He thought to himself as he started to walk away.
However, two steps towards the exit Izuku noticed his pencil slipping out of his notebook. The teen quickly tried to catch it, but consequently, due to his quick turn, his shoes let out a loud squeak.
The green haired teen froze as he heard the conversation between the three males stop in their conversation. Izuku slowly turned his head towards where he last saw the other three teens.
The Blonde teen turned his head towards the source; then a devilish grin spread across his face. Izuku let out an audible gulp as he put a shaky smile.
"Oh, h-hi Kacchan! W-wow what a small world we live in, w-well I better head out whi-…"
As the green haired boy tried to turn back around, he felt a hand clasp on his shoulder and jerked him back to staring at the blonde teen's shark-like grin. "Well look at who we got here it's Deku, what you got there nerd?"
"N-nothing to important, just some notes I made, nothing important at all!"
"Really? If that's the case, you won't mind if we borrow it for a quick look for a moment."
"Wait, what…" before Izuku could finish, he felt something tug his notebook out of his hands as one of the blonde male's goons snatched it from his grasp. As the green haired boy tried to retrieve his notebook, but the blonde's powerful grip held the teen in place.
The goon who took the notebook, he then opened it, and he couldn't stop laughing as he showed it to his fellow thug who joined in his laughter. "Hey, Katsuki check this out 'Hero Analysis for My Future.' Looks like we got a wannabe superhero on our hands!"
Izuku eyes focused on a tile on the ground as he heard the two goons laughing. "Well, it seems like you haven't changed since we were kids have you, Deku?" The green-haired teen looked back up towards Katsuki who now had the notebook in his hands. Izuku tried to reach up to retrieve his book, but the blonde male simply raised it out of his victims reach. This caused the bully's grin to widen.
"How many times am I going to beat this into you Deku? What is the point of you even trying?"
"Well, it's just that it is something I've always wanted to do ever since I was a kid y'know Kacchan, and now it doesn't seem impossible anymore with people like Steve Rodgers and Tony Star-gah!"
Before Izuku could finish, he was then slammed towards the lockers. The teen felt Katsuki grabbed a fistful of his shirt; the green-haired teen stared into Katsuki's face. "And what? Are you some sort of government experiment?" Izuku lowered his gaze, "no."
"Do you have a shit load of money hidden somewhere, huh Deku!?"
"No, b-but I could go to MIT and…" As he began his explanation, Katsuki slammed the boy back into the lockers again. "Listen to me nerd! If you think you have any chance of achieving anything, then think again! There is only room for one success story in this shitty excuse of a school and do you know who it is?" Izuku looked away from the snarling face in front of him and weakly replied, "you."
To which the blonde boy threw the notebook in his hand down to the ground. "You're damn right it is Deku!"
"Do you wanna know why Deku? Because I am better than you in every way, and in real life, the spotlight is only big enough for one, and you aren't even an extra, you're below ordinary, Deku! And that is why I called you that remember because you can't…"
"Leave Deku alone!"
A female voice called out, and Katsuki released his grip on Izuku's shirt as he held his hands in the air as he is pushed back by a girl who was their age with shoulder length brown hair, she had large brown eyes and a round face with rosy cheeks. "Ochako," he said as she came up to him her eyes wide with worry as the green-haired boy let out a weak 'I'm okay' to her as he picked up his notebook from the floor.
The brown-haired girl then had turned her concerned expression to one of anger as glared towards the blonde who simply gave her a snide smile as he playfully shrugged his shoulders. Ochako furrowed her eyebrows towards Katsuki, "why don't you go bother someone else, or how about you let thing one and thing two go inflate your ego."
"Don't worry Round Cheeks; we were just talking, aren't we Deku?"
"Yeah, Kacchan." Izuku weakly replied, Ochako then looked back at the green-haired teen who kept his focus on a tile by her feet. Her shoulders sagged from seeing her friend's expression, the girl then grabbed Izuku's arm and pulled him away, "c'mon let's go home."
"However, if you still want to be a hero Deku." Both teens stopped, "just jump off the roof and hope you'll be one in your next life." Izuku eyes widen from the bully's words. However, the green-haired teen felt an aura of anger overcome Ochako and before he could stop his friend she stormed straight to Katsuki. A loud smack could be heard across the hall as the brown-haired girl slapped the blonde across his face.
"You don't ever get to talk to Deku like that!" Ochako shouted at the bully, who's expression turned from mocking to bewilderment at what had happened. However, it would change as he narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
"YOU BITCH!" Katsuki yelled, but before the blonde could do anything to her Izuku quickly grabbed his friend's wrist and pulled her away from the path of destruction that was coming towards her and ran from the now enraged bully out of the school building and into the city streets.
…
Both Izuku and Ochako let out heavy gasps in an alleyway. The green-haired teen peeked out of the entrance to see if the raging blonde was still following them. The boy let out a heavy sigh of relief, 'I guess years of running away from Kacchan paid off.'
The teen looked back at his friend; he raised his eyebrows towards the brown-haired girl as he gestured towards her. "What the heck Ochako? Why did you do that?" As the girl straighten herself, she grasped her arm as the brown-haired girl focused her gaze away from her friend. "I know what I did back there was stupid, but…"
She then met the boy's gaze with her own brown eyes as they shone with a more serious look. "I can't stand seeing Katsuki just push you around like that, and you just let him do it to you Deku! Ever since elementary school, he's been the biggest jerk to you, and you just roll over! Why do you just let him say whatever he wants to you?!"
Izuku was taken back from Ochako's tone, but he slowly slinked back and gripped the straps on his backpack. The teen lowered his gaze, "I know but, every time I try to do something he just gets worse. So, it's just better to deal with it rather than face it."
"Is that why you never stand up for yourself, because you'd rather it just let it all blow over. Even if you end up black and blue in the end?" Ochako asked to which Izuku didn't reply. The girl's expression then softened as she walked over and gently grabbed the boy's hand, the green-haired teen quickly looked up to be greeted by his friend smiling at him.
"C'mon let's go home" She stated to which Izuku gave her a small smile. The two exited the alley and started their walk on the city sidewalk.
"Hey Deku?"
"What's up Ochako?"
"What Katsuki said before I slapped him, did you ever think about…"
"N-no, never!" Izuku quickly stated as he turned towards the girl, who now gave him a concerned expression. "If you ever think of something like that you would tell me, right?"
"Of course, I would!" He answered, and before he could continue he saw the girl's hand with only her pinky finger out. The boy's eyes widen for a moment, but his expression softened, as he gave her a small smile and copied the gesture with his hand and locked her pinky with his. The two then let go of the other's finger and continued their walk.
…
Once they reached the subway station both he and Ochako had split up to go on the subway as it would her way home. The two said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.
Izuku would have gone back home with his mom, but he decided not to he wanted to head back to Toshinori's comic shop. While he loved his mother, Izuku felt like he needed to talk to Toshinori today, even though he seemed to be the same age as his mother. Toshinori always had a sense of wisdom about him, and the older male would give him advice when he needed it.
So, the boy walked towards that direction. The teen's head hung low as thoughts flew through his mind, "is that why you never stand up yourself." Ochako's voice echoed in his head, "If you think you have any chance of achieving anything, then think again!" The exclamation of Katsuki thundered through his brain.
He let out a heavy sigh as he turned down an alleyway that led to Toshinori's shop. The teen then kicked a can across the alley. 'I don't know what to do. Even if I could stand up to Kacchan, it wouldn't do anything he'd just beat me up like usual, but Ochako is right. What kind of hero would I be if I can't stand up for myself.'
Midoriya then went into his backpack and took out his notebook, the boy smiled and straightened himself and put up a brave face, absolute in his resolve. However, his train of thought would be interrupted by a loud crash of what sounded like glass.
Izuku started to go into a fast jog towards the noise, 'what was that? That sounded close was that Toshinori's shop? Is he okay?' Thoughts flew through the teen's mind as he quickly turned his worried jog into a panicked sprint towards the end of the alley. A large, brawny man with a large duffle bag hanging casually off his shoulder as he calmly walked away from the source of the noise.
The two made brief eye contact as the teen continued towards the source of the noise. The larger male gave him a mocking smile towards the boy. Izuku ignored it as he continued towards the exit of the alley, 'I need to make sure neither Toshinori or anyone else is hurt.' Midoriya thought to himself.
Once he reached the end and checked the area around him, he saw Toshinori's comic book store windows broken. However, he didn't see any blood around the area and on the door hung a "Closed" sign. 'Toshinori must be busy with something else or must have avoided the encounter.' Izuku processed everything around him and saw not many people were walking around the area and not pay attention to the crime that just accrued; he then looked back at the man he passed as he was halfway down the alley.
'I could call the police about this, but I just got a glimpse of his face, and if they try to locate him I won't be of any help, and no one else had seen him but me.' The green-haired teen analyzed his situation and came to one outcome. 'I need to get close to him, it may be stupid, but even if he beats me away I can get a good look in for the authorities, I need to take this chance.'
Set on his decision Izuku took off towards the suspected crook down the alley. The teen tried to pull the duffle back off his shoulders, but the crook caught the strap with his hand and held the boy at bay. He had black hair and two scars across his jaw and throat as he let out a sinister grin.
"Well, it looks like we got ourselves a little hero." The criminal stated in a mocking tone to which Izuku pulled with all his strength against his opponent, "this doesn't belong to you!" the boy exclaimed to which the larger man grinned.
"And here I thought I wasn't going to have any fun today!" The beefy man exclaimed as without any warning the teen felt himself being roughly jerked towards the man, the boy then felt a hand wrap around his throat and lift him in the air. Izuku let out a small gasp as he felt his windpipe being crushed by an abnormal strength.
The boy tried clawing his way out of the hold, but this earned a chuckle from the criminal. "Wow, this shit is the real deal! No wonder the drug is so fucking expensive to get these, and I have two vials worth. I was wondering if I was going to waste it from testing it out, but you kid?"
The man threw Izuku as if he were a small bean bag across the alley, causing the boy to roll on his side and slam his back against a wall, he was then gasping for air as the teen felt the wind knocked right out of him. The green-haired boy then tried to get back up, but he was forced back onto the ground by a boot on his back.
The boy slowly looked up to see the criminal's crazy grin, "I have to thank you for being my guinea pig for what I can really do with this 'power up' drug. I now know where to put my investments in the Black Market."
Izuku tried to crawl his way out to no avail, the boy's heart was pounding with adrenaline. Images pop in his head, Ochako, Toshinori, and his mother. 'I don't want to die, please I can't die yet!' The boy's mind shouted as fear started to take over him as the sides of his vision began to darken as the larger man put more pressure on his back.
A thunderous boom emitted behind the two and as the man above let out a slight grunt, "what the hell?" The weight that was on Izuku's back was now gone, and a loud crash was heard not far from the boy. But what caught the teen off guard was the boisterous sound of deep laughter beside him.
Izuku slowly opened his eyes, and all he saw was a heavily muscular form, blonde hair with two prongs, and a wide, bright smile, "HAHA, fear not citizen, for I am here!"
'All Might?' Izuku thought before darkness took his vision.
…
"Hey, hey, hey" a deep voice called out as Izuku was regaining consciousness as he felt something lightly tapping his cheek. As the boy's vision slowly returned to him and in front of the teen was a large smiling figure who quickly raised his hand. "Good to see you up, young man!"
Izuku's eyes then became the size of dinner plates at the sight before him, "A-all Might, you're real!" the boy exclaimed as his mouth became agape. 'Holy crap, I can't believe it, he is actually here in the flesh! He isn't just some sort of picture in a comic book or just rumor online; he is standing right in front of me! I must be dreaming or something!' His thoughts were flying through his brain.
"Yep in the flesh, sorry for that I had just done my daily patrol and noticed a disturbance on my return, HAHA." All Might laughed, the boy then quickly looked around, 'where is it? Found you!' He picked up his notebook, 'now I just need for him to…'
The teen then joyfully squealed as he opened his notebook to be already signed by the hero. "Oh my god, thank you so much! I will treasure this forever sir!" To which All Might simply gave the boy a thumbs up in appreciation. "Thank you, young man for your gratitude, but I need to give this scoundrel to the authorities."
The hero then held up the criminal who had hurt Izuku earlier. He had large bruises on his face as well as a large bump on his forehead, his body had shrunken down from his beefy form earlier, and his hands were now bound together.
"Would you please take this and return it to its rightful owner." The hero then handed the boy the duffle bag that the criminal had carried earlier. "Now I have to go, as a hero's job is never done!" All Might exclaimed as he stretched his legs. "Wait, I need to ask you something!" Izuku called out. "I'm sorry, but I do not have time for questions at the moment, I must head off."
'But I need to ask you.' This may be the only chance he will ever get to see his role model in person to have his chance to know, the one question he needed answered.
"What is the point of you even trying?"
"Do you wanna know why Deku? Because I am better than you in every way, and in real life, the spotlight is only big enough for one, and you aren't even an extra, you're below ordinary, Deku!"
Katsuki's voice echoed through Izuku's brain. He looked back at All Might who had the criminal over his shoulder. 'I need to know…'
"Stand back young man, wouldn't want to blow you away by accident." It was then that Izuku made up his mind, he dropped the duffle bag and jumped towards the hero. Just as he wrapped his arms around All Might's leg, the boy felt his body jerk up as the hero started his leap. The teen felt the skin on his face pull back due to the speed they were going.
It didn't take long for the hero to notice something was off; the blonde male looked down to see the boy clutching his leg, "wait what are you doing young man!?" All Might shouted.
"You're my favorite superhero of all time, and I need to ask you something, mister All Might!"
The blonde male furrowed his eyebrows towards the boy. "Okay, hold on tight I don't want you to fall off, and finally close your mouth and eyes, your face is kinda freaking me out." The teen then followed the hero's instructions.
…
Izuku felt a hand grab his backpack and raised his body just slightly as he heard a crash as All Might landed on solid ground. The boy then let go of his role model's leg, "I feel like my life flashed before my eyes." The teen shook his head and found they were on the roof of a building of some kind; the hero then set down the criminal.
However, Izuku was still held up by All Might, "That was incredibly dangerous what you did back there. You could have gotten injured or worse."
"I'm sorry sir, but I need to…" The teen was then dropped off as they entered a door which led to a stairwell. "I'm sorry, but I need to carry on with my duty." The hero explained as he began to close the door behind him and set Izuku on the ground.
"But I…"
"There is no time!"
"Can I become a hero?!" the boy shouted this caused All Might to stop. Knowing he had the hero's attention he took a deep breath and closed his eyes as the teen continued, "it's just that ever since I was little I've always wanted to be a hero, and for a while, it was just a fantasy. Until I saw Tony Stark say he was Iron Man."
"When I saw him do that it helped kickstart my dream, and out of every superhero I've ever read, you always inspired me because when you would help people, you would do so with a smile on your face. And to me…that was the coolest thing ever, you helping other people is what started my drive, and all I have ever wanted to do was save people like you do. Everyone at school always makes fun of me for it, but I try not to let it bother me, that's why I need to ask you right here and now can I be a hero!"
He finished his statement and waited for an answer. "Can you become a hero?" The deep voice echoed as he heard only silence. Izuku waited for a moment, then he opened his eyes and then arched his eyebrows in confusion as some sort of steam around of him. However, that didn't bother the teen as he focused on the figure in the center.
But his wide green eyes that were originally filled with wonder and excitement quickly changed to shock and confusion. As the figure that stood before was now half the size of All Might, and all his muscles were now gone as a skeleton of a man with messy blonde hair stood before him.
"W-what, T-Toshinori!? What happened to All Might did he disappear somewhere...or are you an imposter!?"
The older male released a heavy sigh, "no, I'm not an imposter. I am All Migh-gah!" Before he could finish he let out a coughing fit which and Izuku noticed the blood on his hand.
"As I was saying, I am All Might."
"But how did you get…"
"To be the big guy, well think of like those fat guys who go to the pool or the beach, and they suck in their gut to make themselves look buff."
Izuku was speechless at what was before him, however to what seemed to be a surprised expression as the boy's expression returned to one of excitement. "So, you know how much this means to me." The boy stated as he looked expectantly at his role model.
However, he saw Toshinori's expression fall; he then let out a heavy sigh. "Here Izuku, let me show you something." The older male took the hem of his shirt to show him a scar beneath it.
"I got this from fighting a villain a few years back, to which I lost a part of my respiratory system and all of my stomach in the process. Normally, I would be able to heal from an injury from that, but the person who attacked me was far from normal." Izuku's eyes widened at the sight of the injury and the story behind it as Toshinori continued.
"Due to the state of my injury, I can only maintain my power for about three hours. And the thing about my smile is it's all a mask I put on."
Izuku's face changed from intrigued, to shock, and now to worry as the blonde male continued with his explanation.
"Because of what I do it makes me feel absolutely terrified. So, I use the smile to make everyone else feels safe, and to help with all of the burdens of being a hero comes with. So, when you asked me if you could be a hero…"
Izuku felt his throat tightening and his heart dropping to his stomach. "I'm sorry to tell you this, but to be a hero means you always have to put your life on the line, and as you are right now without any powers, you cannot become a hero."
The teen felt like he had been hit by a train, he felt tears well up around his eyes, 'this can't be happening!' His mind roared, but he knew in his heart what Toshinori was telling him was the truth.
"People like Stark are a very rare breed, but outside of that, you wouldn't stand a chance out there with powers to protect you. I'm sorry."
Izuku hung his head; he then felt a hand on his shoulder, "if you want to help people, I suggest you join the police. It may not be as glamorous as being a hero, but it is a noble profession none the less." The teen did not pay attention as he was completely zoned out.
"And Izuku, be sure to not tell your mother about this, okay?" The boy simply nodded and walked downstairs, with his head hung low.
…
As Izuku continued to walk aimlessly with his head hung low as he bumped into random people not even caring to give an apology, 'you knew this was where it was all heading to. You knew from the beginning that this was a hopeless dream. You knew that this was the only logical conclusion and that you were doomed from the start. This is what life has turned you into…someone who cannot accomplish anything.'
The teen heard a loud crash and police sirens, the boy's curiosity got to him as he moved towards the source. He didn't even know why he was doing it his legs seemed to have taken him there as a large crowd as police acting as a barrier. They stood in front of an entrance to an alley filled with shops.
What could be happening?' He wondered to himself, but before anything else came to his mind, the teen was reminded of Toshinori's words. He tried to find a good view of what was going on as curiosity took over.
His eyes then widened as he saw a familiar black hair and facial scars. 'How could that be, he was taken out by All Might how is he standing?' Then he noticed the criminal's muscles seemed like they were the first time he saw them, and it all clicked for him. 'He must've found a way to get his powers back, and that means…' The teen's mouth was now hanging open as he realized that if he hadn't taken so much of Toshinori's time, then he would have been able to take him to the police.
"It looks like he has a hostage."
"Really, that's awful!"
"Yeah, I think it looks like he has a teenager, poor kid."
Two bystanders explained to which Izuku felt mortified. 'I hope whoever is out there is okay.' The teen then got a better look as shouts erupted between the two parties.
"Release the civilian, and nobody has to get hurt!"
"I'll do you one better, how about you all go piss off somewhere else, or I'll snap this brat's neck!"
"Let me go you asshole!" A loud voice shouted Izuku felt his body freeze at the sound of the voice, 'no, that can't be!'
Then he saw the familiar ash blonde spiky hair and light brown eyes that were wide with fear. Without thinking his legs started to move, but not toward the action, but around the side of the building.
'What am I doing, why am I running?' His mind was trying to reason with his body to no avail, but then he started to remember where he was. 'Wait I've been chased by Kacchan around here before, there is an alley around this corner.'
Just as he predicted an alley just wide enough for him to fit emerged, and there he saw both Katsuki and the criminal on the other side. With a plan in mind as he took his backpack off his shoulders and held it by the straps. Izuku then ran as fast as he could through the alley. As he reached the end, he pulled his arm back as he screamed at the top of his lungs, "LET GO OF HIM!" The teen then threw his bag at the criminal, and it crashed into his target's head, he then let his momentum carry him as slammed his body into the criminal's.
This caused his target to let go of Katsuki and using the opening to his advantage he grabbed the blonde's arm. "C'mon Kacchan!"
The bully's eyes were wide with shock, "What the hell are you doing here Deku!?" However, before Izuku could reply the criminal then grabbed Katsuki's other arm. Both the green-haired teen and the dark-haired male glared towards each other.
"Why do you keep getting in my way today!?"
Izuku simply ignored the man as he continued to pull. "Why are you helping me Deku?!" Katsuki yelled to which Izuku simply replied with a shaky smile, "because you looked like you needed help!" This caused the blonde then began to grit his teeth and join his peer in pulling against his captor.
However, it was to no avail as the criminal grinned at the two, but it quickly vanished as he felt a large force slam into his stomach. Both teens would have been knocked back by the impact, but something was keeping the two from flying away.
Izuku looked at the criminal who was on one knee as he threw up on the ground, he then looked up to see the familiar smiling face of All Might as little trickles of blood dripped from the corners of his mouth as he let out a low chuckle. "I told you a hero must always put his life on the line; I should practice what I preach!"
The criminal then stood back onto his face with a snarl towards the hero. "You got lucky last time, but now I'm going to show you pain!" But as he threw his punch, All Might casually intercept it as he caught the fist in his hand. A small shockwave erupted from the impact, but All Might didn't react to it.
"Is that all you can offer?" The larger male said to his opponent as he twisted the fist and forced him back to one knee. "Well, I guess it's my turn then, hold onto something young men!" He called out to both Katsuki and Izuku who both then grabbed a pole.
The hero then looked at the thug with his smile still on his face. "Now let's go on a ride shall we?" Before his opponent could respond, All Might then grabbed the man's shirt, and the two men flew up into the air. The force of the jump caused high-speed winds that spread across the area as both Izuku and Katsuki held onto the pole.
The two battling men then landed as a large crater appeared from the impact, and there stood All Might smiling as he rose up with the criminal now unconscious on the ground. "There is nothing to fear, for I am here!" The hero exclaimed, and Izuku couldn't help but smile from watching his idol standing before him.
…
Izuku was chastised by the police after what happened; they told him how much danger he put both him and Katsuki in and how he was lucky to survive that encounter. But Izuku simply nodded along as he let all of their words wash over him.
When the authorities finished their punishment, they let him go. He would have gone to apologize to Toshinori, but he left soon after the fight, probably due to not bringing too much attention to himself.
As he walked with a small smile on his face, he heard a voice call out to him. "Hey, Deku!"
The boy turned around to see Katsuki as he glared at the green-haired teen. "What happened back there, it doesn't mean I owe you shit, alright nerd! So, don't pull that kind of shit with me got it!"
Izuku nodded in agreement which caused the blonde to stuff his hands in his pockets and storm off in the opposite direction. The green-haired male simply shrugged his shoulders dismissing the weird interaction and proceeded to head home.
…
Izuku continued his walk back home, and he was currently texting his mother, who had spammed him texts wondering if he was okay. He told her that he was fine and spent most of the day with Toshinori and that he was going to be late due to some unexpected obstacles appeared.
The boy let a small smile appear on his face when she sent him her usual, 'I love you!', but now he felt a sense of closure. 'I guess I can close that chapter of my life, and maybe what Toshinori said earlier might not be such a bad idea.'
As the teen let his thoughts wander, he was surprised as a large landed in front of him. "I have arrived!"
"Ahh!" The green-haired boy reeled back as the tall form of All Might standing before him. To which the muscular man dramatically pointed at the teen.
"I have been looking for you young Izuku! I would have come talked to you earlier, but in this day and age I have to keep a low profile, which I know is quite ironic based on that display earlier, but I digress."
The boy arched his eyebrows in confusion, but the hero continued. "You see I need to clear up something I said to you earlier…"
"I know I won't tell mom and I'll stay out of…"
"No, it's not that."
Now Izuku returned to the confused expression he had earlier. "You see what I wanted to tell you is-gah…" Before All Might could continue, he went into a coughing fit and reverted back to his smaller form, which still made Izuku cringe from seeing the giant difference between the two forms.
"Sorry, about that, it's what I get for staying that form for too long, but back to where I was. When you went after that thug who held that kid hostage why did you do it?" Izuku simply shrugged, "I don't know I…"
"Felt your legs moving, before you could have a chance to think," Toshinori stated to which Izuku started at him with wide eyes to which caused the older male to smile.
"It's interesting a small fanboy like yourself charged in there to save another person. Even if others hesitated, but you acted on your own. You know kid I've been in this profession for a long time, and I've seen a lot of different heroes come my way and do you know what the greatest ones would tell me when they first started out?"
Izuku was quickly realizing what the older male was trying to explain and he felt his throat once again tightening. "Now I wanted to take back what I said on the roof; I wanted to say that I was wrong."
Izuku felt tears starting to well up in his eyes as he squeezed his eyelids shut trying not to let them escape. "Izuku Midoriya, you can become a hero!" The boy let out a small whimper escape his lips.
"Not only that but you will be the next hero to inherit my power!" Izuku looked up at his mentor his face stained with tears and snot as he tilted his head to the side, "wait, what?"