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Izuku has made his way home after his fight with the hero killer stain and is currently drinking whiskey while talking to Dabi about it.
"Then he gave me his phone number and I came here." says Izuku.
"I still can't believe you let him stab you just to put your pistol to his head." says Dabi.
"I still can't believe my weakness is silver. I don't have very many weaknesses but the ones I do have are bullshit." says Izuku.
"Like crosses and holy water?" asks Dabi.
"Yeah and running water burns me but that's not so bad. It's why I bathe instead of shower." says Izuku.
"If holy water and religious symbols hurt you does that mean god is real?" asks Dabi.
"Maybe. It kinda looks like it." says Izuku.
"So there's a heaven and a hell." says Dabi.
"Probably but I'm not too concerned with that personally." says Izuku.
"Why not?" asks Dabi.
"Monsters don't go to heaven." says Izuku as he gulps down a shot of whiskey.
"Maybe you'll find a way." says Dabi.
"Maybe." says Izuku.
"With all the good you do, especially tonight. Seriously man you took out two gangs and fought stain in one night. You must have been hauling ass around town." says Dabi.
"I didn't take down two gangs." says Izuku.
"Well someone did. They left claw marks. The news said it was you." says Dabi.
"I didn't do that, and if it just happened how'd it get on the news so fast?" asks Izuku.
"They were talking about you and they briefly mentioned a vigilante stopping two gangs. They seemed to think it was you, but I guess it wasn't." says Dabi.
"So you think there is some new vigilantes around?" asks Izuku.
"Apparently." says Dabi.
"Well I'll take tomorrow off then see if the new guy or maybe new guys can handle it." says Izuku.
"I didn't imagine you would take time off unless you got beat bad." says Dabi.
"Usually I wouldn't but I want this to heal." says Izuku as he points to his stab wound.
"Makes sense." says Dabi.
"Where's Toga?" asks Izuku.
"She's asleep. Speaking of sleep, I'm gonna go to sleep now." says Dabi.
"I'll see you in the morning." says Izuku.
"See ya in the morning." says Dabi as he walks off to his room.
Izuku takes several days off while his stab wound heals. During this time the vigilantes continue to do his work for him. He spends most of his time working on his song and practicing his bass guitar. One night after Dabi and Toga had gone to sleep Izuku was struck with inspiration and managed to finish his song. He looked at the clock and realized that it was seven thirty in the morning and that Dabi and Toga are gonna wake up soon. He wants to share his work with them. He looks over the song and finds he truly loves what he wrote. Despite the situation he was in holding no comedic value he began to laugh. He wasn't sure what he was laughing at. It was quiet but lasted a long time. He just felt so relieved and happy he couldn't help himself. He grabbed his bass guitar began strumming it to his song and quietly sang to himself. He found that he loved not only listening to the song as he sang but the action of singing it. He couldn't wait for Toga and Dabi to get up so he could show it to them. Despite his impatience he waited until Dabi and Toga were both up. By the time they were up Izuku made eggs with bacon for them. The two ate them in the kitchen while Izuku waited for them to finish, when they were done Izuku decided to tell them about his song.
"Hey guys." says Izuku.
"What's up man?" asks Dabi.
"What's crackin?" asks Toga.
"Remember how I was trying to write a song?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah, I do." says Dabi.
"Yeah, why?" asks Toga.
"Well I finished writing it." says Izuku.
"Oh my gosh let us hear it!" says Toga.
"Yeah, I wanna give it a listen." says Dabi.
"Yeah, I'll play it for you but first I have to go over why I made it. My inspiration. All that jazz." says Izuku.
"Is it jazz?" asks Toga.
"All that soft rock." corrects Izuku.
"That's cool too." says Toga.
"I made this because of an old friend of mine. We drifted apart over the years and at this point we just hate each other. The last time we spoke it was sort of civil but I really just wanted to beat his ass. He always acted so damn high and mighty like he was better than everyone else. The song doesn't quite cover every aspect of our relationship but I honestly don't want it to. I don't want to talk or think about it so I'll leave parts out." says Izuku.
"Sounds like a long story." says Toga.
"It's about ten years long." says Izuku.
"Wow, you've known this guy for a while, what made you split apart?" asks Dabi.
"No comment." says Izuku.
"That's fine." says Dabi.
"I'm gonna play the song for you now." says Izuku while turning his necklace into the bass guitar.
"Sounds good." says Toga.
"La da da da da
I'm gonna bury you in the ground
La da da da da
I'm gonna bury you with my sound
Sorry I don't treat you like a goddess,
Is that what you want me to do?
Sorry I don't treat you like you're perfect
Like all your little loyal subjects do
Sorry I'm not made of sugar
Am I not sweet enough for you?
Is that why you always avoid me?
That must be such an inconvenience to you
Well… I'm just your problem
I'm just your problem
It's like I'm not even a person, am I?
I'm just your problem
Well, I shouldn't have to justify what I do.
I shouldn't have to prove anything to you
I'm sorry that I exist, I forget what landed me on you're black list
But I shouldn't have to be the one that makes up to you
So… why do I want to?
Why do I want to?"
Izuku zones back into reality to see Dabi and Toga staring at him with blank expressions and open mouths.
"So, How did I do?" asks Izuku.
"Where did that come from?" asks Dabi incredulously.
"My relationship with my old buddy?" says Izuku unsure of exactly what Dabi means.
"Not that, the voice." says Dabi.
"Yeah, what's with that. You never told us you could sing." says Toga.
"I guess I thought it would be better to show you." says Izuku.
"Well shit I guess." says Dabi.
"So it was a girl? Asks Toga.
"No it's a dude but I know he'd be mad if I called him a goddess." says Izuku.
"I wouldn't mind you calling me a goddess." says Toga.
"I don't need to tell you what you what you already know." says Izuku.
"Get a room." says Dabi.
"You're in my house." says Izuku.
"Good point." says Dabi.
"Didn't Giran say he could get you to perform somewhere?" asks Toga.
"Yeah he did but I'm not sure about going up in front of people and performing." says Izuku.
"You went in front of us." says Dabi.
"Well yeah. I live with you guys." says Izuku.
"Fair point but I want to date a musician." says Toga.
"Well, I still make music." says Izuku.
"Until you go on stage you're not a musician." says Toga.
"Okay, a little rude but okay." says Izuku.
"Do it for me." says Toga as she bats her eyelashes at Izuku.
"Fine but only because bills are expensive and groceries and gas." says Izuku.
"Are we low on money?" asks Dabi.
"If I don't do something to make more money we will be eventually. Or if something happens and I have to spend a lot of money, but we should be fine if I can perform regularly." says Izuku.
"Well alright. If you need me to bring in some money I can go on jobs for Giran." says Dabi.
"I don't want that to happen. We'll be fine unless something major happens and even then we'll probably slip by." says Izuku.
"All right if you're sure." says Dabi.
"Yeah. It's cool. I should go to Giran now and see about anything he can book me for." says Izuku.
"Can I come?" asks Toga.
"Can I come too?" asks Dabi.
"Yeah, to both of you." says Izuku.
The three of them make their way across the street to Giran's car shop.
"Hey there G." calls out Izuku.
"How ya doin' kid?" asks Giran, " He notices Toga and Dabi behind him, " You need work?"
"Sort of. It isn't exactly what we usually do." says Izuku.
"He finished his song." says Toga excitedly.
"It's good. Nice lyrics and apparently he can sing well." says Dabi.
"Well let's hear it." says Giran.
Izuku proceeds to play his bass and sing his song. When he finishes he looks at Giran who is currently smiling from ear to ear.
"Kid we're gonna go places with that song." says Giran.
"You think so?" asks Izuku.
"With my influence and your music we can ge shit done. We might need to make you look tough and rock star ish. Have you considered getting a tattoo?" says Giran.
"I've considered getting a pentagram on the back of my hand. Like a joke because I'm a monster. Like a half demon or something." says Izuku.
"Wait. Monster?" asks Toga.
"Oh yeah, I never told you about not being a human. Did I?" says Izuku.
"My boyfriends a monster." says Toga.
"Well you're not exactly a saint." says Izuku.
"No I'm excited." says Toga.
"Oh shit. I thought you were like weirded out or something." says Izuku.
"No this is cool. What kind of monster are you?" asks Toga.
"Dabi I don't want to explain all of this again. Can you cover for me on this one. Also cover the thing with stain please I never mentioned that." says Izuku.
"Sure you just settle things with Giran and leave the rest to me." says Dabi.
Izuku and Giran worked out a time and a place for a performance. In about a week from now a music festival is going to take place and local musicians are performing. A vote gets taken at the end to decide who had the best song. The winner gets a small cash prize and recognition as a talented artist. After working out all the details which took way longer than expected. It was near dark. Dabi and Toga were already home and Izuku is a little hungry so he decided he'd go out tonight. His stab wound was mostly closed it still healed faster than it normally would due to his vampirism which he was grateful for.
Izuku was back in his suit jumping around the city. He saw someone breaking into a house and swiftly knocked them out. He dropped him off at the nearest police station with a note and continued to patrol. He was jumping over roof once again, when he heard the sound of footsteps following him. He looks back and a man with an obvious speed enhancer quirk was heading towards him. He stops and waits for the man to catch up. The man is wearing black pants, boots, and an overcoat. He has a black bandana pulled over his nose and grey hair down to his shoulder and grey eyes. He also has a katana slung over his shoulder.
"Hey, whats up man?" calls Izuku.
"I've been looking for you." says the man as he gets closer.
"I can tell." says Izuku.
Izuku looks behind him and sees a man with wolf like attributes behind him. The man about seven feet tall and wearing ripped jeans with no top.
'I'm surrounded. The one with the speed quirk slowed down a while before stopping. He can't stop on command. I can use his momentum against him.' thinks Izuku.
"What can I do for you?" asks Izuku.
"We want you to join us." says the man in black.
"Are you two those new vigilantes?" asks Izuku.
"We are. We actually started separately but began working together." says the wolf man.
"Cool how did you meet?" asks Izuku.
"We fought the same group of villains." says The wolf man.
"Cool so what do I call you?" asks Izuku.
"I'm victor." says the wolf man.
"Don't give away your name." says the man in black.
"It's fine it's ketsuiki." says Victor.
"Victor are you russian?" asks Izuku.
"Yeah." replies Victor proudly.
"Nice accent. It's cool." says Izuku.
"Thank you." says Victor.
"What about you? What's your name?" asks Izuku while looking at the man in black.
"I haven't thought of it. Just call me katana." says Katana.
"That's kinda weak. We can work on it later. For the time being let's find somewhere more comfortable to talk." says Izuku.
"Sure. We can go to this little stand pick up some beers and talk under this cool bridge I know." says Victor.
"You hang out under bridges often?" asks Izuku.
"I found a couple of couches down there while on a jog and rest there sometime." says Victor.
"Alright buddy lead the way." says Izuku.
"Follow me little buddy." says Victor cheerfully.
Authors Note
The song I used for this chapter is called "I'm just you're problem" It's from the show adventure time. I like the way adventure time wrote lore for it's vampires and use them for inspiration. Especially with the punk rocker vampire. It has a great soundtrack and I might go back to it for more songs in the future. Tell me what you think about the song I chose. I know it kind of misses the relationship Izuku and Bakugou have but I also think Izuku wouldn't want the song to be too accurate. He grew up getting bullied for his emotions so I think even when he isn't being closed off he isn't being completely honest about his emotion. I also had to change part of the song that didn't fit but it translated in pretty smoothly. Also what do you think about Victor. I like the idea of Izuku having a big menacing yet friendly and cheerful russian guy to talk to and drink with. I want the two of them to get pretty close.
sol sun fanfics: Thank you for the words of encouragement, and while I hate to say this I think it's gonna be a while before we get to U.A. This story turned into a long one faster than I thought it would.
Todo deku 26: I like the way you said that. Humanizing the devil sounds sinister and nice at the same time. I want stain to be an important character and I can't make him all evil if I want him to be important to Izuku. I think it's best to keep him humanized but just far enough away from being sane to make him the type of person Izuku can fight with and against.
Amadeus Amadeus: Somehow I din't even think of the what is a man speech. Looking back on it it makes perfect sense that is what you were talking about and somehow I had absolutely no idea at all. I like castlevania, but to be honest I'm just getting started on the games. I'm only getting into it because of the anime. I really liked writing the dialogue and fight with Izuku and the hero killer. Something about it was just fun to write. I really like the idea of Stain being half vampire and I'm glad to see you liked it too. I don't plan on making Toga a vampire. I used stain being half vampire to bring him and Izuku closer together but Izuku and Toga live together so they don't need something like that to help them bond. About saying cereal killer instead of serial killer, im a bit of a dingus sometimes. That being said I'm gonna murder captain crunch. Also I listened to for whom the bell tolls like you asked and I really liked it. I just always imagined Izuku doing a softer rock with a jaded punk coming out through the lyrics.
Atomic Dragon 59: For the scene where Inko realizes Izuku is a vigilante and that he not only works with but is friends with murderers is gonna have him tell her he's a vigilante. I also think he's gonna introduce Eri to her around this point. I don't think Izuku would say Bakugou is worse than them. I think he would talk about what makes them good instead of saying others are worse. I think it fits him a little bit better. He absolutely will. It's gonna be Uraraka . I really like the idea of them being good friends or even more because we've got a stubborn undead smoking drunkard covered in scars and blood and he's hanging out with a marshmallow in human form. Izuku will amass several honorary dads over the course of the story and Stain will be one of them. Victor will also be one of them. I think if his classmates are gonna freak out about any of his scars it's gonna be when he got his back shredded during his fight with muscular. I imagine that there are just massive scars littering his back.