Several moments passed before Inko finally pulled away from her son. She stood up straight, tears still streaming down her face, and looked at Midoriya's face. He was trying in vain to keep himself from crying as well. "Mom, I'm just gonna head up to my room now" Midoriya said to her. She just nodded, not trusting herself to say anything without bursting into tears again.

He walked past her, down the hall to his bedroom door, the word "IZUKU" in colorful block capitals was nailed to his door. He remembered the day the wooden letters had first been put up, to show the whole world that out of all the rooms that you could walk into, this one was his. He opened the door and stepped inside, closing it once again behind him. The first thing he noticed when he walked into his room though, was how clean and tidy it was. The place had been very well kept by his mother in his month long absence.

His room was still filled with all things All Might, from posters to figurines, All Might bed covers, wallpaper. Even his small alarm clock that he kept on his bedside table was in the shape of the number one hero's face, right down to the two blonde spikes protruding from the top. Midoriya decided he would get those all replaced in due time, but he had other things to do right now.

He made his way over to his bed and, just like All for One had told him, he found his schedule lying there. He picked it up and looked it over. On Tuesday he had Combat Training with Shigaraki, on Thursday he had Tactical Training with Kurogiri and on Saturday he had Quirk Training with All for One. Monday, Wednesday and Friday were his Study days and Sunday was his day off to do whatever he pleased.

He placed the schedule back on his bed and picked up the other item that had been laid out for him. It was a package with a note written on it. Midoriya ripped the note off the package and began to read it.

Midoriya, I have left you a package that contains a cell phone and a tracking device. The tracking device must be kept with you at all times in the event that something happens to you. The cellphone contains the numbers of the bar, Kurogiri and myself in case you have an inquiry to make. This phone is also to be kept with you at all times. Make sure you stick to the schedule that you were given.

All for One

Midoriya placed the note back down and picked the package up again. He opened it and took the phone out and turned it on. Immediately the screen flashed and the home screen popped up. Midoriya clicked on the contacts button and, sure enough, the numbers of the three aforementioned came up on the screen.

Midoriya decided he would wait until later to phone Kurogiri and let him know that he had made it home and put his phone back into his pocket. The last item that All for One had given him was still in the package, so he removed it from the brown paper and inspected it more closely. It was reasonably small. It could easily go into his pocket or on the back of his ear without being noticed. So that's what he did. He turned the little device on and put it behind his ear. His green hair more than long enough to cover it.

Once he was done he sat down on his bed and looked at his clock. 5.46 pm it read. It was then that he noticed how hungry he was. Standing up once more, he quickly hid the schedule and phone in his desk drawer and made his way to the kitchen where he found his mom cooking.

'Hi mom' he said as he entered the kitchen. 'What's for dinner?'

Inko turned to look at her son. 'Tonight we are having Kare raisu.' (rice with curry) 'Just give me a few minutes and it will be ready. Why don't you go and set up the table whilst you wait?'

Midoriya gave a nod and made his way into the dining room to set the table. Just as he finished, Inko came through with a pair of steaming plates and placed them down on the table. The Midoriyas sat at the table and dug into their meals.

Dinner went by rather quick with small talk between the two. At the end of their meal, Midoriya offered to do the dishes before heading off to bed.

The next morning came with a 7.00 am alarm. Midoriya got himself up, took a shower and put his uniform on for the first time in a month. With a quick goodbye to his mom he was out the door and on his way to school.

The walk there was as uneventful as it had always been. Midoriya kept his head down as he walked, trying to make sure that he wasn't recognized from the posters that his mom had littered around the city.

Eventually he reached his destination and walked through the front gates and up to the doors. He could feel the stares that were on him as he walked and it made him feel slightly uncomfortable. He reached the doors and they were a temporary safe haven for him until he would get to the class.

He went to the principal's office to "re-enroll" at the school, even though he was never taken off registration in the first place. The school board probably didn't even care that he had been absent for a whole month. After that he made his way to class, stopping on the way to use the bathroom, and walked into the room.

He opened the door to the classroom, and the silence that greeted him when he walked in was almost deafening. Everyone's eyes were on him. Once again, Midoriya felt himself becoming very uncomfortable. He made his way to his old desk and sat down.

'ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS! I'M OFF FOR TWO DAYS AND I FIND OUT THAT DAMN NERD IS BACK!'

Midoriya sighed. Kacchan.

Well that's chapter 9 finished. I want to apologize again for the long wait for an update. I'll be uploading very regularly because I'm off school for the next 7 weeks on holiday.

Next time - Bakugo

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