Chapter 2: Mr. Midoriya
It had been a full week since Inko had found out that Hisashi was coming home and now the day had arrived. In the doorway to the living room stood Hisashi Midoriya. Inko quickly stood up from where she was seated and raced towards her husband and embraced him in a hug that he was happy to return. The two continued the embrace for awhile as they enjoyed being together once again.
Soon after the two's embrace a small green blur could be seen before it leapt at Hisashi, causing him to nearly fall. As he looked down to see what had hit him Izuku looked up at him with tears in his eyes as he clung to Hisashi. Hisahsi then pulled Izuku in for an embrace and felt as his shirt was soaked with his sons tears. After Izuku had calmed down Hisashi gently placed him on the floor and knelt down so that he was eye level with his son. Izuku sniffled slightly as he looked at his father who had opened his suitcase to retrieve a small box covered in brightly coloured wrapping paper. Hisashi then noticed Izuku staring at the gift and smiled as he held it out for the green haired boy to take. Izuku took the gift from his father's hand and stared at it curiously before looking to Hisashi and Inko who both smiled at him so Izuku removed the wrapping paper and opened the box.
Inside the box was a new notebook. The young boy took the green notebook and looked at the cover to see a picture of All Might in his golden age supersuit, smiling broadly with a text bubble next to him that read "If you want to be a pro hero then you need to study hard!" Izuku looked to his father for an explanation, causing Hisashi's smile to falter as he explained "Haha, yeah it's a bit different to the other presents I've bought for you over time, but it's an All Might 'Super Journal!' I got it for you so that you could write down your ideas for when you become a hero" Hisashi finished as sweat appeared on his forehead as he rubbed the back of his head, a really bad habit.
Hisashi looked down at the journal as he said "Sorry Izuku. I just thought th-" before Izuku hugged him, surprising Hisashi who accidentally released some flames from his mouth.
"Thank you so much Dad!" Izuku said as he hugged his father. Izuku was thrilled to know that his father full heartedly believed in Izuku, the journal was a perfect present for him as Izuku was like his father in the way that he analyzed everything to the best of his abilities. Izuku let go of his father and ran towards his room, finding a pencil and scribbling down hero name ideas.
Hisashi was stunned as his son ran off with the journal as he tried to process what had happened before a goofy smile appeared on his face as Inko giggled to herself at seeing just how happy Izuku was. Before visiting the doctors Inko and Hisashi had been worried that Izuku would be quirkless, shattering the young boy's dreams while also isolating him from everyone else as although people with quirks had started out as an odyssey, they had become so common nowadays that anyone without one would be considered useless. Izuku had already mentioned that his friends had started referring to him as Deku as he was the only one in their pre-school group which hadn't developed his quirk. This caused Izuku to shut himself in his room, watching the clips of pro heroes in action to give him an escape from the doubts in his head.
As the family sat down for dinner that evening Izuku was happy to show off some of the 'awesome' hero names he had made up to both of his parents. The list included names such as 'Mighty Lad' and 'Junior Might' showing off Izuku's admiration of All Might. As Hisashi and Inko read the list with smiles on their faces they complemented Izuku on the ideas and listened as their son continued to talk about each name individually. After the Midoriyas' had finished their dinners and cleaned up they moved into the living room where they sat down around the table and continued to come up with superhero names and special moves that Izuku could use. As time passed Izuku began to feel tired and tried to hide his yawns so his parents wouldn't send him to bed, but unfortunately his mother noticed him yawn and rub at his eyes and decided to get Izuku ready for bed. "No! Please, I *yawn* I'm really not tired!" Izuku persisted as he brushed his teeth, looking up at Inko with puppy eyes as he tried to change her mind but to no avail.
"I know you don't want to go to bed Izuku, but how will you show off your amazing quirk to Katsuki and all your other friends if you're late tomorrow?" Inko said as she tried to reason with the unhappy four year old. Inko watched as Izuku seemed to think about her response, before he finally sighed as he put his toothbrush down and walked with his mother to his room. As Inko got Izuku into his All Might onsie Hisashi walked into the room to help tuck Izuku in. As the two were walking out of the room after saying goodnight they heard Izuku speak in a quiet voice.
"W-what if they all mock me?" Izuku whispered as his parents turned around in surprise but before either of them could respond Izuku continued "I-I don't want to hear them call me useless again! But they might just mock me more..." Izuku stared down at his little hands, gripping hold of his cover as tears streamed down his face at the thought of Kacchan and the others mocking him and his quirk. As the tears continued to roll down his face, Izuku was suddenly scooped up by his mother who he immediately clung to as he cried into her shoulder.
"They won't do that to you Izuku. Not now that you have a quirk, that will all stop" Inko tried to reassure her son as he continued to cry into her shoulder, appearing to be distraught at the thought of the other children still treating him differently even with his quirk. Inko looked back to Hisashi, signalling him to help her calm their son down. Hisashi was next to her in seconds, ruffling Izuku's hair as the boy seemed to stop crying for the moment as he looked up t his parent with red puffy eyes.
"Wh-*hic* why are they so mean to other people? E-even if they don't have a quirk their still people as well. I-it's not fair that they are bullied for it." Izuku let out as he calmed down, with his mother rubbing patting his back as his father stroked his hair. Izuku looked up, hoping to find an answer to his question, as his two parents exchanged glances. Inko sighed as she sat him down on his bed as she and Hisashi knelt down in front of Izuku.
"Izuku... we understand what you mean, it's not fair that those with quirks and those without are treated so differently. It's not nice that anyone should be bullied for something they couldn't control." Inko started as she tried to think up a way to explain to Izuku why the world was the way it was.
"That's why you need to become a hero!" both Izuku and Inko turned to stare at Hisashi as held his clenched fist up, small puff of smoke escaping his mouth as he looked at his son and wife. "The world needs true heroes like you Izuku. You know what being quirkless is like, how others treat you badly. The same thing happens all over the globe, with many of those people feeling useless, that is why the world needs a hero like you Izuku, to give hope to the hopeless and to prove that people without quirks are still human as well!" Hisashi finished with one final puff of smoke escaping his mouth as both his wife and son stared at him in shock as his words sunk in. Inko recovered first and glanced worriedly down at her son to see if the words had made him feel any better but was greeted with the sight of Izuku looking down, avoiding eye contact. Inko and Hisashi shared yet another look and were ready to try and cheer Izuku up when his head shot up, with his eyes still puffy and red from where he'd been crying but what caught the two's attention was what they saw in his eyes. In Izuku's eyes was steely determination, as the words his Dad said sunk in and he realized what he was going to do.
"W-when I grow up I'll be just like All Might. I'll be the symbol of Hope and help all those who feel useless!" and with the declaration the remainder of Izuku's energy left him as he started to fall asleep.
Inko and Hisashi caught Izuku's sleeping form before he fell backwards and tucked him into bed before leaving the room once more. As the older Midoriya's went to get ready for bed they both thought the same thing, in one way or another, their son was going to change the world for the better.