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Izuku is standing on the sands of Dagobah beach wearing black compression tights and black shorts panting. He throws himself to the side in order to dodge a blast of blue flames. A series of rocks come flying at him. He flips over the barrage and jumps back to avoid another wave of fire. He sees a knife out of the corner of his eye and ducks under it and swings at Toga who happens to have swung at him with a knife. She ducks and jumps back. Izuku tries to pressure her but is cut short by another wall of flames. His ears twitch and he shifts his head to the side as a dart zooms past his ear. He rushes giran who continues to fire darts out of his silenced pistol. Izuku dodges until he's right in front of Giran. Right before he hits Giran a rock slams against his head. He glances to the side to see Ruby telepathically gathering more rocks to throw. He looks back at Giran to see a pistol in his face. He bends over backwards right before giran shoots. He sweeps Girans legs out from under him. He jumps back again to dodge a stream of fire. While he's in the air he gets pummeled by a series of rocks. He loses his balance as a particularly large rock hits him in the face. He falls on his back. Before he can get up he feels a weight on his chest. He looks up to see Toga sitting on him with her knife pressed against his neck.
"Damn." pants Izuku.
"Good shit kid." says Giran.
"You lasted a little longer than usual." adds Dabi.
"I can see you're really improving." says Ruby.
"Thanks for the encouragement. On a side note are you gonna get off of me?" says Toga.
"Will you give me blood?" says Toga.
"Sure. I think a rock broke somewhere over my ribs." says Izuku.
Toga looks down at a cut in Izuku's torso and begins sucking blood out of it.
"Hey kid." calls Ruby
"Yeah?" asks Izuku.
"I gotta get to work. I'll see you later." says Ruby before turning to leave.
"Alright bye, and thanks for the workout." calls Izuku.
"No problem kiddo." says Ruby before leaving.
"Yeah, I gotta get to work too." says Giran.
"Alright. I'll see you around." says Izuku.
Izuku and Toga both look at Dabi expectantly.
"What? What are you looking at me like that for?" asks Dabi.
"Are you gonna leave?" asks Toga.
"Yeah, we kinda thought that you would leave with everyone else." says Izuku.
"Na, I don't have anything to do?" says Dabi.
"What exactly do you do?" asks Toga.
"Yeah, I know you're a villain but I don't know what you do. I know Toga's thing is murder and that's a little off putting but I get why she does it." says Izuku.
"I'm a villain because I want to change things. I think heroes should live up to the word. I know that there are heroes who use their position to do things far more villainous than anything I've ever done." says Dabi.
"Wait a minute. I'm gonna stop your conversation really quick. Ketsu what do you mean when you said, ' I get why she does it'?" asks Toga.
"You and I have quite a bit in common. Like you when I don't drink enough blood I sort of lose my mind and attack whatever's close to me. The first time I did it I was lucky enough to position myself near a villian to attack." says Izuku.
"Fuck me." says Toga.
"No." replies Izuku.
"Wait. so both of you are bloodthirsty psychopaths?" asks Dabi.
"Yup." says Toga.
"Not by choice." says Izuku.
"I'd probably still kill people if I wasn't a psychopath." says Toga.
"The more time I spend with you the more red flags I see… Luckily for you red is my favorite color." says Izuku.
"The two of you have a really fucked up relationship. That being said, you are perfect for each other." says Dabi.
"Thanks we know." says Toga.
"We haven't been on a single date yet." says Izuku.
"Oh come on. We gonna go out later today." says Toga.
"Your gonna have to work a lot harder than that to land someone like me." says Izuku.
'No she's not.' mouths Izuku.
Dabi can't help but smile and suppress a chuckle at Izuku and Toga's playfulness.
"So what are you guys gonna do anyway?" asks Dabi.
"We're gonna watch a movie." says Izuku.
"It's gonna be a really good one where people get cut up and blood goes everywhere." says Toga.
"So Ketsuki I'm guessing you picked the movie." says Dabi sarcastically.
"Yup. I just love watching people get cut to pieces." replies Izuku just as sarcastically as Dabi.
The trio takes some time to chuckle to the sarcastic response.
"Do you guys want to keep fighting?" asks Izuku.
"Nope." says Dabi.
"I'm tired." says Toga.
"Do you guys want to lay down here and listen to the waves for a couple minutes?" asks Izuku.
"Yup." says Toga.
Dabi just lays down and hums in response.
The three of them just lay there and relax for a while. Toga curls into Izuku's side and Dabi lays off to the side like a third wheel. After about five minutes Izuku speaks up.
"Alright shake the sand off we're leaving. Don't get my car dirty. I have something to do, then we're going home." says Izuku.
"What are we doing?" asks Toga.
"You're staying in the car. I'm gonna go talk to a friend." says Izuku.
"A friend of yours? Is he cool?" asks Toga.
"Yeah." says Izuku.
"What's your friends name?" asks Toga as the trio took off in Izuku's car.
"Hatsumei." says Izuku.
The drive to Hatsumei's lab consisted of Toga asking a series of ridiculous questions. Izuku answering with one word responses. Dabi was laying in the back and wasn't paying attention to anything the two were saying.
"Alright we're here." says Izuku as he pulls in next to a white truck in the parking lot for a warehouse.
"What kind of person lives here?" asks Dabi.
"The kind of person who spends all of their time building." says Izuku as he turns up the air conditioning for Dabi and Toga.
Izuku steps out of the car and into the warehouse.
"Hey Hatsumei." calls Izuku.
"Hey green bean." calls Hatsume.
Hatsume was currently tinkering on what looked like a bracelet.
"Watcha working on?" asks Izuku.
"Compressed weights in the form of a bracelet." says Hatsume, " it's meant for heroes with superstrength to get even stronger."
"I came here to ask you to make me exactly what you just described." says Izuku.
"Sounds convenient but why would I give these to you?" asks Hatsumei.
"I could report on how much stronger I get using it so when you try to sell it to a hero you have evidence explaining how well it works." says Izuku.
"Sounds good. Take em. These two go on your ankles and these two go on your wrists. They expand so you should be able to put them on easily. They each weigh 250pounds each but you can get heavier ones if you need them. But not now I haven't made heavier ones yet." says Hatsumei.
"Thanks." says Izuku as he puts them on, " Wow these are heavy. It's almost like I don't have super speed or strength anymore."
"It's a girl." shouts a new voice.
Izuku and Hatsume both turn to the entrance to see Toga angrily staring at Hatsumei. Izuku doesn't even think he simply shakes off all of his weights. Toga darts forwards at Hatsume and Izuku grabs her by the back of her jacket and lifts her into the air like a cat that has been grabbed by the scruff of its neck.
"Is she with you?" asks Hatsumei who seems completely unphased.
"Yeah, she's my friend." says Izuku.
"Girlfriend." shouts Toga while wildly swinging her knife in Hatsumei's general direction.
Izuku doesn't know what he can say at this point so he takes a deep breath and makes a face that can't be described in words but you can all imagine the expression.
"You can't talk to other girls. You have to talk to me." says Izuku.
"I'm not after your man." says Hatsumei.
"Oh cool." says Toga as she wriggles out of Izuku's grasp, " In that case my name is Toga Himiko. What's yours?"
"Hatsumei Mei." says Hatsumei.
"Well I'm gonna take the weights and leave come on Toga." says Izuku as he turns towards the exit.
"Bye Hatsumei." says Toga as she skips after Izuku.
Toga and Izuku walk back to the car to find Dabi is in the passenger seat smirking at Toga.
"Gimme my seat you toasty bitch." says Toga.
"No thanks." says Dabi.
Izuku drives the trio home while Dabi and Toga argue.
The three get home and Izuku decides to go for a puts on a shirt and heads out. He walks around for a while. His walks remind himself of when he first turned into a vampire. He's reminiscing when something that feels like a small child with a horn runs into his leg. Izuku turns to see what bumped into him and sees a small child with black hair and a red hat with two gold horns sticking out of it.
"Hey kid are you lost?" asks Izuku.
"I'm fine." says the kid.
"Ya got a name kid?" asks Izuku.
"Kota Izumi." says Kota.
"My name is Izuku Midoriya." says Izuku.
"What are you running so fast for? Are you in some sort of trouble?" asks Izuku.
"I have to move in with my aunt and I want to stay here." says Kota.
"Well try talking to your Aunt or your parents about how you feel." says Izuku.
"I can't." says Kota at a volume that only someone with super hearing could make it out.
"I get that it's hard to talk about your feelings it's. I closed myself off from my mom for a while." says Izuku.
"They're dead." whispers Kota.
"I'm sorry to hear that." says Izuku, " You feeling okay kid?"
"I don't want to talk about it." says Kota.
"Well if you want to talk about it with someone remember you'll never see me again after this. You won't have to stay with whatever you say." says Izuku.
"Yeah I guess. Everybody says it was such a good way to die. That it was heroic. But there is no good way to die." says Kota.
"There never is a good way to die… If you don't mind me asking what happened to them?" asks Izuku.
"They fought a villain last week. I was asleep and when I woke up no one was home." says Kota.
"...Were your parents the water Hose Duo?" asks Izuku.
'Please say no.' thinks Izuku.
"Yeah." says Kota as his eyes well with tears.
'I was right there and I still failed. I gave everything I had to keep them safe and I still failed. Don't get hung up on this, help their kid.' thinks Izuku.
"I don't think people mean that they died in a good way. I think they mean that they died doing a good thing. And people want to remember them for that good thing because so many bad things happen. They were good people and people want to remember them for that goodness. People don't get made like those two most people don't hold a candle to them." says Izuku.
"I don't understand heroes or villains. They just fight and show off. I hate them." says Kota.
"I'm surprised to find that I'm not the only person that hates heroes." says Izuku.
"You hate heroes." says Kota with a surprised tone.
"I think a lot of them are fakes. A lot of them are cowards. I also think that some of them are some of the greatest people on the planet." says Izuku.
"Why do you hate some and like others?" asks Kota.
"You have to learn to look at heroes as individuals and not as a group. There are good heroes and bad heroes just like there are good people and bad people. Because by the end of the day that's all heroes are just people like the rest of us." says Izuku.
Kota doesn't say anything he just looks at Izuku. Both of their faces are blank but Kota's eyes are thoughtful. He still hates heroes but he knows his parents and his aunt are good ones.
"Kota." calls out an unknown voice.
Kota and Izuku look over to see a woman with brown jogging towards them.
"You know her?" asks Izuku.
"That's my aunt." says Kota.
"Kota where have you been? We've been so worried." says Kota's Aunt.
"I was talking to Midoriya." says Kota.
"I'm Kota's new friend." says Izuku.
"Thanks for looking after him." says Kota's aunt.
"No problem… are you mandalay?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah I am. You have good eyes." says Mandalay.
"It comes with my quirk." says Izuku.
Mandalay looks at her watch and her eyes widen, " I'm sorry but we have to go."
"It's no problem. Take care kid." calls Izuku as Mandalay carries Kota away.
Izuku works his way back home and takes off his weights. He goes into the living room where he finds Dabi and Toga on the couch.
"Who's ready for a first date with their green roommate." rhymes Izuku.
Authors Note
Izuku is going to be training before he goes back to vigilantism. He's gonna be on break for a week while he works out. I thought it would be interesting to use Hatsumei's devices from the final exam arc for Izuku to get stronger. I think third wheel Dabi is funny but I want to know if you guys think it could be a running joke. I want to incorporate the idea of Izuku, Toga and Dabi being broke and struggling to by food and Izuku won't ask Inko for help because he doesn't want to burden her. I think it fits Dabi's character but also brings the trio closer together. I think the struggle for money and food could play into an idea I've been playing with in my mind. I want Izuku to be punk rock and I think maybe playing music in bars as a sort of live entertainment could bring money but also add to the punk rock theme. I also think I could use it to introduce Jirou. She could be a fan of his. It could also introduce Tomura and Kurogiri if Izuku plays at their bar. I love punk rock vampires. Also I was planning on having Izuku learn about the Water Hose Duo through Aizawa but I thought this would add a certain interesting element that I can't quite explain to my story. I also tried to make a little nod to Eri when I had Kota bump into him when I wrote a small kid with a horn bumped into Izuku's leg and I want to know if I got anyone with that or if I'm just a buffoon. I think the Eri story arc is gonna come soon. I want to put the stain story arc. I want to introduce my original vigilantes. I want to go into Ruby's backstory about how she met Vlad Tepes and became a vampire. I want her to get her start in vigilantism like Izuku got his. I also want her to see vlad in Izuku. I want her to project vlad onto Izuku but not strongly just enough for emotional trauma to be apparent to the reader. also I love punk rock vampires.
Kakerot Bardockson: Thanks for the words of encouragement. I have noticed I put the wrong name on the end of a quote and I have fixed it but I'm sure I've missed plenty. I'll work to fix this in the future. I think the batman tattoo could be funny. I think Izuku and Toga getting matching tattoos is a good idea. I'm also thinking about having Izuku and Dabi getting matching tattoos.
Guest: I still plan on having Izutogachaco as the ship but we will have to wait for U.A. until that happens.
Tododeku26: thank you for the words of encouragement. They brought a smile to my face.
Atomic Dragon 59: Erasure head will know who Izuku is before school starts. I can't have dadzawa if Aizawa doesn't know who he is unofficially adopting. And yes Izuku will drink Whiskey in front of the teachers. I'm thinking Izuku's gonna drink alcohol and they are gonna get on him for drinking vodka as he calmly tells them it's rubbing alcohol. Auntie Ruby playing matchmaker is something I had in mind since I made her character.
Amadeus Amadeus: I can have Izuku break the fourth wall if you want. He can make fun of the author aka me. I personally think humor is the best coping mechanism. Trying to have a serious conversation with a drunken Izuku is like trying to herd invisible cats. I very briefly mentioned a syndicate called the sapphire serpent. The tattoo would come in handy later and I feel like Toga would love to see Izuku with a tough guy tattoo. Also your genius stretches further than you think. I think an idea for a meaningful tattoo would be a ruby because of the character Ruby. I think tearing of skin would work to get rid of tattoos but I want to know how you feel about the ability to grow back tattoos so he can confuse his future classmates. When I say immortal I mean nothing that kills him can make him stay dead and he doesn't need something to bring him back. He can't stay dead, he can't get sick, and he won't grow older. He's cursed with immortality. I love your idea for Izuku and Toga's first date and I will use it next chapter.