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Izuku was messing with the bass guitar Ruby gave him. He watched videos on how to play and used an app on his phone to tune it. He's been trying to learn how to play for a couple days. He hasn't slept at all. He just keeps playing. It's soothing. It's calming. And most importantly while he's playing he's too busy concentrating to think about anything else. He supposes that being unable to think would make him happier, but he doesn't like thinking about that so he just keeps playing. He's really getting the hang of it. It's complicated enough for him to need to think about it but it also feels instinctual. It just feels natural. He finishes the little tune he's making up when his phone starts ringing. He sees that Ruby is calling. He wonders what she wants to talk about.
"Hey Ruby." says Izuku.
"Hey kiddo." says Ruby.
"Whatcha callin for?" asks Izuku.
"I forgot to mention a couple things about the guitar." says Ruby.
"And what might those be?" asks Izuku.
"Well you know how we have powers that really don't make sense?" asks Ruby.
"Yeah." says Izuku, wondering where this is going.
"Well the guitar has those too." says Ruby.
"Why didn't you tell me about these things when you first gave it to me." says Ruby.
"I've lived too long. I'm so old." says Ruby Jokingly, "One of these days your memory is going to be just as bad as mine."
"That gives me a perfect excuse to get out of things I don't want to do." says Izuku.
"I should really start using that as an excuse." says Ruby.
"So what were you gonna say about the guitar?" asks Izuku.
"Oh yeah. I forgot about that." says Ruby, " Right, are you close to the guitar?"
"Yeah the strap is around my neck right now." says Izuku.
"That's great. Now can you imagine a smaller guitar?" asks Ruby.
"Sure." says Izuku as he pictures what Ruby asked him too.
The guitar seemed to disappear from Izuku's grip. With further search Izuku found the guitar was still around Izuku's neck but now it was a necklace.
"Woah." says Izuku.
"It's crazy right." says Ruby.
"Yeah. That's so cool." says Izuku.
"Yeah, now you can take it wherever you go." says Ruby.
"Honestly. I might do that. It looks nice." says Izuku.
"Go for it. You could rock the look." says Ruby.
"You think so?" asks Izuku.
"For sure." replies Ruby.
"I want to thank you again for giving me the guitar. I love playing it. Even just messing around with it. It's calming." says Izuku.
"That's good to hear. Vlad used to love playing that. He played lots of different instruments but that was always his favorite." says Ruby.
"What else did he play?" asks Izuku.
"He played piano, violin, trumpet, tuba, and drums. He loved music. He said it was the best way to express oneself." says Ruby.
"I think he might be right about that." says Izuku.
"You should try it." says Ruby.
"What do you mean?" asks Izuku.
"Write a song. Express yourself." says Ruby.
"... That actually sounds kind of fun. Maybe I'll give it a shot. Do you think I could do it?" asks Izuku.
"Sure you could. Pain makes for great musical inspiration and your pretty fucked up." says Ruby.
"Thanks for the reminder. I'll try to write something that sounds nice." says Izuku.
"Well I'll let you get to it." says Ruby.
"Okay. Bye." says Izuku.
"See you around." says Ruby.
Izuku continued strumming his guitar while he began to wonder what kind of song he's going to write. What will it be about? What could he use it to vent about? He figured an emotional outlet other than cuddling ,although it does help, would be something good to have.
"Hey zuku." says Toga.
Izuku looks up from his guitar to see Toga standing there.
"Hey Toga." says Izuku.
"Watcha doin?" asks Toga.
"Just messin with my guitar. I'm thinking about writing a song. Should I go for it?" asks Izuku.
"Sure. You'd make a cute rockstar." says Toga.
"I don't think I'm the rockstar type." says Izuku.
"Why not. You've got long hair. If you straightened it, it would be way past your shoulders. Your kinda tall and muscular. Not to mention good looking." says Toga.
"I'm gonna keep it real with you. I'm not used to this much positive reinforcement from anyone other than my mother." says Izuku.
"And you're totally hiding some messed up past to draw inspiration from." says Izuku.
"My past isn't too bad." says Izuku, " I had mom."
"That just sounds like your in denial of the world around you." says Toga.
"Rockstar material." Jokes Izuku getting a chuckle from Toga.
"Seriously try it. Just think of someone or something that makes you feel bad and work with that." says Toga.
"...Yeah I think I've got an idea or two." says Izuku.
Before the conversation can go on any longer Izuku's stomach growls loudly.
"You hungry?" asks Toga.
"It's been awhile since I've eaten." replies Izuku.
"Don't you go crazy when you don't eat?" asks Toga.
"Yeah, I've been gone long enough. I think I'll go show the world I'm still alive." says Izuku.
"People think you died?" asks Toga.
"I mean… yeah. I did die. I just woke up unlike most people." says Izuku.
"Are you gonna head out and fight some villains?" asks Toga.
"Yeah. I think I'll go when the sun sets." says Izuku.
"Can I come?" asks Toga.
"... Sure. You're a pretty good fighter." says Izuku.
"Cool." replies Toga cheerfully.
The two spent a couple of hours together. Izuku was strumming his bass and writing down lyrics. He was pouring his heart and soul into his notes. Everytime Toga tried to peek he would quickly hit the power button on his phone. This upset Toga immensely. Izuku told her that she wouldn't want to know the lyrics until he got to sing them to her. This seemed to calm her down even if she was still a little upset. Eventually the sun went down and Izuku was ready to take Toga out to fight villains. The two went down to Giran's to ask about any villains he needed taken care of.
"Hey Giran." calls out Izuku.
"Hey kid what's up?" asks Giran.
"We want to know if there's anyone you need us to take care of." says Izuku.
"We?" asks Giran.
"Toga and I." says Izuku.
"Okay, well I have a few groups of villains I need taken care of." says Giran.
"Point us to the closest." says Izuku.
"Alright" says Giran as he grabs a pen and paper and writes an address.
"Hey Giran." asks Toga who decided to come in.
"Hey kid." says Giran.
"You should hear Izuku's guitar." says Toga.
"You play?" asks Giran.
"I play bass." replies Izuku.
"And he's writing a song." says Toga.
"Well if you want your music heard just talk to me." says Giran.
"You serious? What are you gonna manage my career?" asks Izuku.
"I'm an expert in many fields." says Giran.
"I just can't imagine you managing a music career." says Izuku.
"Well if you need a manager." says Giran.
"I don't think I'm gonna play for a wide audience." says Izuku.
"Boo." Jeers Toga.
"Okay. I'll consider it." says Izuku, " but for now just tell us about who were gonna go fight."
"There's five of them. They've got flaming hair, bubble blowing, taser fist, green skin, and bone armor." says Giran.
"They don't sound too tough." says Izuku.
"They aren't but watch out for bone man. He' fakes getting knocked out and got away from some heroes that way." says Giran, " He's also the boss of their operation."
"Well he won't be for long. Right Toga?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah." responds Toga enthusiastically.
"Let's go." says Izuku.
When the two get outside Izuku looks up the location and picks up Toga bridal style before leaping off to where the villains should be. When they got there it looked like a normal house. He drops off Toga across the street.
"Wait here. I'm gonna scout the place out." says Izuku.
Izuku jumps over the house and into the backyard before turning into a bat and flying through an open window. He sees a girl with a cone over the back of her head. He assumed she had fire hair. He assumed the one with a lightning bolt on his shirt was the guy with taser fist. The girl with green skin was as hard to figure out as you'd expect. He assumed the one with a skull on his shirt was the boss which left the last one to be the bubble blower. The fact that all of them were sleeping in various uncomfortable positions scattered throughout the living room made his job that much makes sure he unlocks the door then flies back outside to Toga.
"Mask up." says Izuku as he transforms back into his human form.
"Oh shit. Were you a bat?" asks Toga.
"Yeah. I do that sometimes." replies Izuku.
"Cool." says Toga as she pulls up a black mask with fangs.
"Let's go. I unlocked the front door. They're asleep so be quiet and we can get them." says Izuku.
Izuku and toga creep through the front door and Toga takes a look at all the villains.
"Oh my god she's so cute." says Toga loudly while pointing at the green woman.
"What?" asks the skull villain as he starts to wake, "Get up." shouts the villain.
The skull villain rushes forwards and punches Izuku in the face with a bone reinforced fist. Izuku punches him in the stomach then again in the face sending him to the floor. Izuku looks back to the other villains to see Toga dodging around the taser villain and the green woman. Izuku ducks under a flaming whip of hair. He rushes towards the flame villain only to get sideswiped by a powerful stream of bubbles. Once he gets back up he's met with another strike from flaming hair. He catches it in his hands and burns himself, despite this he pulls her forwards and slams his head into hers, burning his forehead and knocking her unconscious. He glances to Toga to find she gets hit in the face by the green villain. She rebounds quickly and stabs her in the leg before slamming her head into a wall sending her out of the fight. Izuku can't look away any longer as he pops a flurry of bubbles as fast as the come at him. He grabs the couch to his right and throws it at him. He gets completely flipped over and knocked out. He looks back at Toga and watches her splash the taser villain with water from a vase causing him to electrocute himself.
"Good thinking." say Izuku.
"Thanks." replies Toga.
"Look around grab money." says Izuku.
"Wait are we stealing?" asks Toga.
"I gotta pay the bills somehow." says Izuku.
"Fair I guess." says Toga.
"Wait stop talking." says Izuku.
He looks around as if he heard something. He walks over to find the skull villain but not where they left him.
"You thought you could get away didn't you." says Izuku.
The villain turns so he's facing Izuku while still lying down.
"Please I'll never steal again. I promise." says Izuku.
"You know I can read minds right?" bluffs Izuku.
Toga blushes from behind Izuku.
'His heart pace increased. He's trying to lie to me.'
"I'm not falling for that." says Izuku as he menacingly stalks forwards as a growl escapes his lips.
The villain backs up with horror clear on his face. Izuku wanted to see if he could use intimidation to help him. He was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was. Before Izuku could continue to intimidate the man before him Toga began planting a series of kisses on his cheek. Izuku's threatening demeanor quickly turns into that of a happy puppy.
"Babe please. I'm trying to scare this guy." says Izuku.
"You're so cute when you act all scary." says Toga.
"I'm not cute. That guy was two seconds away from pissing himself." says Izuku.
The villain opened his mouth to say something but was silenced by a look from Izuku.
"You're so cute." says Toga.
"Whatever." says Izuku as he knocks the skull villain out with a swift sucker punch.
The two tie up the villains and loot the house for money. They figure they got enough for groceries. They call the police and lead them to the villains before going home for the night.
Authors Note
I want to discuss the part at the end of the chapter with Izuku and toga's kiss. Imagine you'er a villain. You're leading several other villains. You're sort of well known and respected by those who know you. Despite this you find yourself losing a fight. You end up on the ground with something you're almost certain is a demon standing over you and this girl just latches onto him and starts kissing the side of his face making him go from the most terrifying thing you've seen in your career as a villain to something that's actually kind of cute. I really wrote the last half of the chapter just so that I could put that in. About the song Izuku's gonna write, I'm not actually going to write a song. I'm going to take a song from something. Give it credit and make sure that you all know what it is when it shows up, but in the story it's his song. Tell me what you though about the chapter. I really like responding to comments because it feels like I have an ongoing conversation with the people who leave comments. It's the highlight of my week. Also I want to know how you feel about me sprinkling in chapters that take place hundreds of years after the story and shows Izuku dealing with the aftermath of the story. It could hint at things that are gonna happen or go deeper into past events to give a greater clarity.
Brazenark 137: I'm glad that you liked the original and that you like the rewrite and I'm happy to have your input on ways to make the story better and flow smoothly. I know I'm not the best writer but I'll keep trying to improve.
Atomic Dragon 59: I'm glad you like what I've done with Ruby's backstory. I think it's one of my better ideas. I like the idea of ruby using current memes to talk to Izuku and I want to know how you feel about her using slang from different time periods in the same sentence. Izuku's gonna woo all the ladies at his concert and Toga's make sure she cheers louder than any other girls. Dabi's gonna be his security guard but he's really just behind the stage on his phone listening to Izuku's music. I agree with him getting messed up but not ptsd but I just want to say Overhaul is gonna scare him bad.
Kakerot Bardockson: I loved the movie so much. I might make references to it but I'm not sure how many people would get them. I'm glad you liked Ruby's background. I think it's great for character development. I want to make it so that she has a problem with armies and war because she's seem first hand what that can do to people.
Amadeus Amadeus: I'm glad that I didn't bother you with the names. I just assumed it did because when I looked back it bothered me a little bit. About me saying you didn't like the rock star subplot I may have miscommunicated. I was trying to say that you didn't like me rushing the story but couldn't quite convey that to you. I'm gonna try not to tangle up the story to much. I can have romance work as more of a subplot. I was also thinking the rock star thing would be in the background as well. I was gonna use those chapter to space things out between story arcs. I'm glad you didn't mean to come off as scolding it makes it easier to right when the responses and crtiticism are polite. I think Ironic Gary stu-ing can be done well and I hope I did a good job with it. I actually meant to make it a bass guitar and only noticed I didn't when I read your comment. I wrote bass guitar this chapter and I hope that clears up some confusion. No petition needed as long as I remember to do say hey thats how everybody will greet each other. I like roller coasters even if they mess with my feelings. sometimes I like that kind more. A prophetic, fourth wall breaking, drunkard vampire sounds perfect for comedy. I could make him say the stupidest things. Like a verbal shit post. You bring up a really good point with the genre change. I made it supernatural because of the vampires but I guess people can figure out that vampires are in it if they read the title. I think I'm gonna change the genre to hurt/comfort as soon as I finish writing this.